20JPersonal liability of members etc

#### 20J Personal liability of members etc 20J Personal liability of members etc > > (1) Anything done by a Committee, a member of a Committee or any person acting under the direction of a Committee, in good faith for the purposes of the exercise of the Committee’s functions, does not subject such a member or person personally to any action, liability, claim or demand. > > > (2) Without limiting subsection (1), a member of a Committee has qualified privilege in proceedings for defamation in respect of— > > > > > (a) any statement made orally or in writing in the exercise of the functions of a member, or > > > > > (b) the contents of any report or other information published by the Committee. > > > (3) The members of a Committee are, and are entitled to be, indemnified by the prescribed establishment that established the Committee in respect of any costs incurred in defending proceedings in respect of a liability against which they are protected by this section. > > **ss 20E–20J:** Ins 1989 No 207, sec 3.