164Protection from liability

164 Protection from liability

164 Protection from liability

(1) No liability attaches to a relevant person for any act or omission done or omitted in good faith and in the exercise or purported exercise of functions under this Act or the local regulations.

(2) In this section—

relevant person means—

(a) the NSW Admission Board or a member of the Board, or

(b) the NSW Commissioner, or

(c) the Bar Association or the Bar Council, or their committees, or a member of the Bar Council, or

(d) the Law Society or the Law Society Council, or their committees, including a Management Committee to which a function is delegated under section 119, or a member of the Law Society Council, or

(e) the Company referred to in Part 8 (Professional indemnity insurance) or its directors, or

(f) the Trustees of the Public Purpose Fund, or

(g) NCAT or any member of NCAT, or

(h) a registrar of NCAT, or

(i) a delegate of any of the entities referred to in paragraphs (a)–(h), to the extent delegation is permitted under this Act or the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW), or

(j) a person who is a member of the staff of, or acting at the direction of, any of the entities referred to in paragraphs (a)–(i).