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Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011
sec.280Protecting officials
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### sec.280 Protecting officials
This section applies to each of the following persons—
a member of a board;
a member of a committee of a board;
a health service chief executive;
a health service auditor, clinical reviewer or health service investigator appointed by a health service chief executive;
an authorised person or security officer;
the chief executive;
a health service auditor, clinical reviewer or health service investigator appointed by the chief executive;
an inspector or a person acting under the direction or authority of an inspector;
the administrator appointed under section 53K .
The person is not civilly liable for an act done, or omission made, honestly and without negligence under this Act.
If subsection (2) prevents a civil liability attaching to the person, the liability attaches instead to—
for a person mentioned in subsection (1) (a) to (e) —the Service; or
for a person mentioned in subsection (1) (f) to (i) —the State.
s 280 amd 2012 No. 9 ss 42 , 54 sch
(sec.280-ssec.1) This section applies to each of the following persons— a member of a board; a member of a committee of a board; a health service chief executive; a health service auditor, clinical reviewer or health service investigator appointed by a health service chief executive; an authorised person or security officer; the chief executive; a health service auditor, clinical reviewer or health service investigator appointed by the chief executive; an inspector or a person acting under the direction or authority of an inspector; the administrator appointed under section 53K .
(sec.280-ssec.2) The person is not civilly liable for an act done, or omission made, honestly and without negligence under this Act.
(sec.280-ssec.3) If subsection (2) prevents a civil liability attaching to the person, the liability attaches instead to— for a person mentioned in subsection (1) (a) to (e) —the Service; or for a person mentioned in subsection (1) (f) to (i) —the State.
- (a) a member of a board;
- (b) a member of a committee of a board;
- (c) a health service chief executive;
- (d) a health service auditor, clinical reviewer or health service investigator appointed by a health service chief executive;
- (e) an authorised person or security officer;
- (f) the chief executive;
- (g) a health service auditor, clinical reviewer or health service investigator appointed by the chief executive;
- (h) an inspector or a person acting under the direction or authority of an inspector;
- (i) the administrator appointed under section 53K .
- (a) for a person mentioned in subsection (1) (a) to (e) —the Service; or
- (b) for a person mentioned in subsection (1) (f) to (i) —the State.