Ombudsman Act 2009
160Protection from liability – persons administering Act
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160 Protection from liability – persons administering Act (1) A person is not civilly or criminally liable for an act done or omitted to be done by the person in good faith in the exercise of a power or performance of a function under this or another Act as any of the following: (a) an official; (b) a conciliator or mediator acting under Part 6, Division 3 or Part 7, Division 3. (2) Subsection (1) does not affect any liability the Territory would, apart from that subsection, have for the act or omission. (3) This section has effect subject to Part VIIA of the Police Administration Act 1978 to the extent the section relates to the civil liability of the Commissioner or a Professional Standards Command exercise, of a power, includes the purported exercise of the power. official means: (a) the Ombudsman; or (b) an officer of the Ombudsman's Office; or (c) a consultant or other person employed or engaged to act in an official capacity; or (d) the Commissioner or a Professional Standards Command