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Police Service Administration Act 1990
sec.9.8Other protection from liability for a review
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### sec.9.8 Other protection from liability for a review
A person does not incur civil liability for engaging, or for the result of engaging, in any of the following conduct in good faith and without negligence—
applying for or otherwise being involved in a review of a decision under this part;
giving oral, written or other matter to a commissioner for police service reviews, or a person acting at the direction of a commissioner for police service reviews, for a review of a decision under this part.
In this section—
civil claim , in relation to conduct or the result of engaging in conduct—
means a claim based in tort, contract or another form of action in relation to the conduct or result, including, for example, breach of statutory duty or defamation; and
for a fatal injury, includes a claim for the deceased’s dependants or estate.
civil liability , in relation to a person, means liability of any type for the payment of an amount by the person because of a civil claim.
s 9.8 ins 2015 No. 27 s 6
(sec.9.8-ssec.1) A person does not incur civil liability for engaging, or for the result of engaging, in any of the following conduct in good faith and without negligence— applying for or otherwise being involved in a review of a decision under this part; giving oral, written or other matter to a commissioner for police service reviews, or a person acting at the direction of a commissioner for police service reviews, for a review of a decision under this part.
(sec.9.8-ssec.2) In this section— civil claim , in relation to conduct or the result of engaging in conduct— means a claim based in tort, contract or another form of action in relation to the conduct or result, including, for example, breach of statutory duty or defamation; and for a fatal injury, includes a claim for the deceased’s dependants or estate. civil liability , in relation to a person, means liability of any type for the payment of an amount by the person because of a civil claim.
- (a) applying for or otherwise being involved in a review of a decision under this part;
- (b) giving oral, written or other matter to a commissioner for police service reviews, or a person acting at the direction of a commissioner for police service reviews, for a review of a decision under this part.
- (a) means a claim based in tort, contract or another form of action in relation to the conduct or result, including, for example, breach of statutory duty or defamation; and
- (b) for a fatal injury, includes a claim for the deceased’s dependants or estate.