Mineral and Energy Resources (Financial Provisioning) Act 2018
sec.85Protection from liability
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sec.85 Protection from liability
A protected person does not incur civil liability for an act done, or omission made, in good faith under this Act. If subsection (1) prevents a civil liability attaching to a protected person, the liability attaches instead to the State. The Public Sector Act 2022 , section 269 does not apply to a protected person who is a prescribed person under section 267 of that Act. In this section— protected person means— the scheme manager; or an acting scheme manager; or a person to whom the scheme manager delegates a function under section 84 ; or a member of the advisory committee. s 85 amd 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3 (sec.85-ssec.1) A protected person does not incur civil liability for an act done, or omission made, in good faith under this Act. (sec.85-ssec.2) If subsection (1) prevents a civil liability attaching to a protected person, the liability attaches instead to the State. (sec.85-ssec.3) The Public Sector Act 2022 , section 269 does not apply to a protected person who is a prescribed person under section 267 of that Act. (sec.85-ssec.4) In this section— protected person means— the scheme manager; or an acting scheme manager; or a person to whom the scheme manager delegates a function under section 84 ; or a member of the advisory committee.
- (a) the scheme manager; or
- (b) an acting scheme manager; or
- (c) a person to whom the scheme manager delegates a function under section 84 ; or
- (d) a member of the advisory committee.