sec.96FProtection of plantation officials and licensees from liability

### sec.96F Protection of plantation officials and licensees from liability A plantation official is not civilly liable for an act done, or omission made, honestly and without negligence under this Act. If subsection (1) prevents a civil liability attaching to a plantation official, the liability attaches instead to the plantation licensee who employed the official when the act was done or the omission was made. Also, a plantation licensee or plantation official is not civilly liable in a designated proceeding as defined under section 96E for an act done, or omission made, in— the performance or purported performance of a function under this Act; or the exercise or purported exercise of a power under this Act. This section is subject to section 96G . In this section— plantation official means— a plantation officer; or an employee of a plantation licensee; or a person acting, on a voluntary basis (irrespective of whether the person receives out-of-pocket expenses), under the direction of a person mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) . s 96F ins 2013 No. 55 s 14 (sec.96F-ssec.1) A plantation official is not civilly liable for an act done, or omission made, honestly and without negligence under this Act. (sec.96F-ssec.2) If subsection (1) prevents a civil liability attaching to a plantation official, the liability attaches instead to the plantation licensee who employed the official when the act was done or the omission was made. (sec.96F-ssec.3) Also, a plantation licensee or plantation official is not civilly liable in a designated proceeding as defined under section 96E for an act done, or omission made, in— the performance or purported performance of a function under this Act; or the exercise or purported exercise of a power under this Act. (sec.96F-ssec.4) This section is subject to section 96G . (sec.96F-ssec.5) In this section— plantation official means— a plantation officer; or an employee of a plantation licensee; or a person acting, on a voluntary basis (irrespective of whether the person receives out-of-pocket expenses), under the direction of a person mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) . - (a) the performance or purported performance of a function under this Act; or - (b) the exercise or purported exercise of a power under this Act. - (a) a plantation officer; or - (b) an employee of a plantation licensee; or - (c) a person acting, on a voluntary basis (irrespective of whether the person receives out-of-pocket expenses), under the direction of a person mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) .