sec.53Protecting officials from liability

### sec.53 Protecting officials from liability An official is not civilly liable for an act done, or omission made, honestly and without negligence under this Act. If subsection (1) prevents a civil liability attaching to an official, the liability attaches instead to the State. In this section— official means any of the following when performing a function or exercising a power under this Act— the Minister; the commissioner; a staff member of the commission; a member of the council; a member of a committee of the council. (sec.53-ssec.1) An official is not civilly liable for an act done, or omission made, honestly and without negligence under this Act. (sec.53-ssec.2) If subsection (1) prevents a civil liability attaching to an official, the liability attaches instead to the State. (sec.53-ssec.3) In this section— official means any of the following when performing a function or exercising a power under this Act— the Minister; the commissioner; a staff member of the commission; a member of the council; a member of a committee of the council. - (a) the Minister; - (b) the commissioner; - (c) a staff member of the commission; - (d) a member of the council; - (e) a member of a committee of the council.