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Jervis Bay Territory Rural Fires Ordinance 2014
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90 Protection from liability
(1) A thing done, or omitted to be done, by a protected person or body does not subject the person personally, or the Commonwealth, to any action, liability, claim or demand if the thing was done, or omitted to be done, in good faith for the purpose of giving effect to a provision of this Ordinance (other than section 27). (2) In this section:
protected person or body means any of the following:
(a) the Minister;
(b) a person acting as a delegate, or under the authority, of the Minister;
(c) a member of the Rural Fire Service;
(d) a member of the Fire Management Committee;
(e) a member or special member of the AFP;
(f) the Commissioner of Fire and Rescue NSW and any person acting under the authority of the Commissioner of Fire and Rescue NSW;
(g) the Commissioner of the NSW Rural Fire Service and any person acting under the authority of the Commissioner of the NSW Rural Fire Service;
(h) a member of the NSW Rural Fire Service;
(i) the Director of National Parks and any person acting under the authority of the Director of National Parks;
(j) an officer of the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service;
(k) an interstate fire brigade acting under section 37.