Further Education and Training Act 2014
sec.194Protection from liability
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sec.194 Protection from liability
A prescribed person 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 the prescribed person, the liability attaches instead to the State. This section does not apply to a prescribed person if the person is a prescribed person under the Public Sector Act 2022 , section 267 . For protection from civil liability in relation to prescribed persons under the Public Sector Act 2022 , section 267 , see the Public Sector Act 2022 , section 269 . In this section— prescribed person means any of the following— the Minister; an inspector; the training ombudsman; a person acting under the direction of any of the following— the Minister; the chief executive; a public service employee employed in the department; an inspector; the training ombudsman; a staff member of the office of the training ombudsman; a person authorised by the chief executive under section 16 or 21 . s 194 amd 2014 No. 62 s 139 ; 2016 No. 7 s 8 ; 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3 (sec.194-ssec.1) A prescribed person is not civilly liable for an act done, or omission made, honestly and without negligence under this Act. (sec.194-ssec.2) If subsection (1) prevents a civil liability attaching to the prescribed person, the liability attaches instead to the State. (sec.194-ssec.3) This section does not apply to a prescribed person if the person is a prescribed person under the Public Sector Act 2022 , section 267 . For protection from civil liability in relation to prescribed persons under the Public Sector Act 2022 , section 267 , see the Public Sector Act 2022 , section 269 . (sec.194-ssec.4) In this section— prescribed person means any of the following— the Minister; an inspector; the training ombudsman; a person acting under the direction of any of the following— the Minister; the chief executive; a public service employee employed in the department; an inspector; the training ombudsman; a staff member of the office of the training ombudsman; a person authorised by the chief executive under section 16 or 21 .
- (a) the Minister;
- (b) an inspector;
- (c) the training ombudsman;
- (d) a person acting under the direction of any of the following— (i) the Minister; (ii) the chief executive; (iii) a public service employee employed in the department; (iv) an inspector; (v) the training ombudsman; (vi) a staff member of the office of the training ombudsman;
- (i) the Minister;
- (ii) the chief executive;
- (iii) a public service employee employed in the department;
- (iv) an inspector;
- (v) the training ombudsman;
- (vi) a staff member of the office of the training ombudsman;
- (e) a person authorised by the chief executive under section 16 or 21 .