265Protection of officials from liability

265 Protection of officials from liability (1) An official is not civilly liable for conduct engaged in honestly and without recklessness— (a) in the exercise of a function under this Act; or (b) in the reasonable belief that the conduct was in the exercise of a function under this Act. (2) Any civil liability that would, apart from this section, attach to the official attaches instead to the Territory. conduct means an act or omission to do an act. official means— (a) the chief psychiatrist; or (b) the care coordinator; or (c) a mental health officer; or

(d) anyone else exercising a function under this Act. Note 1 An official visitor exercising a function under this Act is protected from civil liability by the Official Visitor Act 2012, s 24. Note 2 A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments