35Protection from personal liability

35 Protection from personal liability

(1)  In this section –

official means –

(a) the Secretary; or

(b) a person acting under the direction of the Secretary; or

(c) a member of staff of the Department; or

(d) an inspector.

(2)  An official does not incur any personal liability in respect of any act done or omitted in good faith –

(a) in the performance or exercise, or the purported performance or exercise, of any function or power under this Act; or

(b) in the administration or execution, or purported administration or execution, of this Act.

(3)  A civil liability that would, but for this section, attach to an official attaches to the Crown.