236Protection from personal liability for persons exercising functions

236 Protection from personal liability for persons exercising functions

236 Protection from personal liability for persons exercising functions

(1) A protected person is not personally liable for anything done or omitted to be done in good faith—

(a) in the exercise of a function under this Law; or

(b) in the reasonable belief that the act or omission was the exercise of a function under this Law.

(2) Any liability resulting from an act or omission that would, but for subsection (1), attach to a protected person attaches instead to the National Agency.

(3) In this section—

protected person means any of the following—

(a) (Repealed)

(b) a member of the Agency Board;

(c) a member of a National Board or a committee of the National Board;

(d) a member of an external accreditation entity;

(e) a member of the staff of the National Agency;

(f) a consultant or contractor engaged by the National Agency;

(g) a person appointed by the National Agency to conduct an examination or assessment for a National Board;

(h) a person employed or engaged by an external accreditation entity to assist it with its accreditation function.

s 236: Am 2022 No 22, secs 40, 48.