Fire and Rescue NSW Act 1989
78Protection from liability
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78 Protection from liability
78 Protection from liability
A matter or thing done, or omitted to be done, by the Minister, the Commissioner, any member of staff of Fire and Rescue NSW, any member of a fire brigade, any member of a community fire unit or any person acting under the authority of the Commissioner does not, if the matter or thing was done, or omitted to be done, in good faith for the purposes of executing this or any other Act, subject such a person personally, or the Crown, to any action, liability, claim or demand.
s 78: Am 1994 No 36, Sch 1 (7); 2005 No 33, Sch 1 [5] [6]; 2014 No 33, Sch 3.6 [3].