27Immunity

#### 27 Immunity 27 Immunity > > (1) An act or omission of— > > > > > (a) the Commission, the Chief Executive Officer or a member of staff of the Commission, or > > > > > (b) the Board or a member of the Board, or > > > > > (c) a committee or panel established under this Act or a member of such a committee or panel, or > > > > > (d) a person acting under the direction of a person or body referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c), > > > > does not subject the Commission, the Chief Executive Officer, a member of staff, a member of the Board, a member of the committee or panel or a person so acting to any action, liability, claim or demand if the act or omission was done, or omitted to be done, in good faith for the purpose of executing this Act. > > > (2) No liability attaches to or is incurred by the Commission, the Chief Executive Officer, a member of staff of the Commission, a member of the Board, a member of a committee or panel established under this Act or a person acting under the direction of any of them because of anything done, or omitted to be done, by a law practice (including an associate of a law practice) to whom work is assigned under this Act. > > > (3) In this section, a reference to an act or omission includes (but is not limited to) a reference to anything done or omitted to be done in respect of— > > > > > (a) the engagement of a law practice for the provision of legal aid, or > > > > > (b) the assignment of work to a law practice, or > > > > > (c) an audit in respect of a law practice. > > **s 27:** Am 1985 No 86, Sch 1 (15) (a) (16). Subst 2000 No 98, Sch 1 \[13\]. Am 2002 No 49, Sch 1 \[2\]; 2019 No 20, Sch 1.15\[4\] \[9\] \[10\]; 2024 No 7, Sch 1\[3\].