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National Electricity (Victoria) Act 2005
55EImmunity—general
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55E Immunity—general
(1) VicGrid or an officer or employee of VicGrid does not incur any civil monetary liability for an act or omission in the performance or exercise, or purported performance or exercise, of a function or power of VicGrid under this Act, the National Electricity (Victoria) Law or the National Electricity Rules unless the act or omission is done or made in bad faith or through negligence.
(2) The civil monetary liability for an act or omission referred to in subsection (1) done or made through negligence may not exceed the prescribed maximum amount.
(3) VicGrid may enter into an agreement with a person varying or excluding the operation of a provision of this section and, to the extent of that agreement, that provision does not apply.
(4) This section does not apply to any liability of an officer or employee of VicGrid to VicGrid.
S. 55F inserted by No. 38/2025 s. 14.