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Fair Work (Building Industry) Act 2012
77Director etc. not liable for conduct in good faith
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#### 77 Director etc. not liable for conduct in good faith
(1) No one is liable to civil proceedings for loss, damage or injury of any kind suffered by another person as a result of anything done, or omitted to be done, in good faith and without negligence:
(a) by a protected person in the exercise, or purported exercise, of functions, powers or duties under, or in relation to, this Act; or
(b) by a protected person in the exercise, or purported exercise, of functions, powers or duties under, or in relation to, the Independent Contractors Act 2006, the FW Act or the Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009, where the exercise, or purported exercise, of the function, power or duty relates to a matter that involves:
(i) a building industry participant; or
(ii) building work.
(2) In this section:
> protected person means any of the following:
(a) the Director;
(b) an inspector;
(c) a member of staff referred to in subsection 26K(1);
(d) a person assisting the Director under section 26L;
(e) a person engaged as a consultant under section 26M;
(f) the Federal Safety Commissioner;
(g) a Federal Safety Officer;
(h) an APS employee assisting the Federal Safety Commissioner;
(i) a person engaged as a consultant under section 34;
(j) the General Manager of the FWC;
(k) the Independent Assessor;
(l) a presidential member or a Registrar of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, or an officer or member of staff referred to in section 24N of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975;
(m) the Commonwealth Ombudsman, a Deputy Commonwealth Ombudsman or a member of the staff referred to in subsection 31(1) of the Ombudsman Act 1976;
(n) a person acting under a delegation under this Act from a person referred to in any of the preceding paragraphs.