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Residential Services (Accreditation) Act 2002
sec.182Protection from liability
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### sec.182 Protection from liability
An official does not incur civil liability 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—
the chief executive; or
an administrator; or
an associated accreditation officer; or
a person acting under the direction of the chief executive.
s 182 amd 2014 No. 8 s 146
(sec.182-ssec.1) An official does not incur civil liability for an act done, or omission made, honestly and without negligence under this Act.
(sec.182-ssec.2) If subsection (1) prevents a civil liability attaching to an official, the liability attaches instead to the State.
(sec.182-ssec.3) In this section— official means— the chief executive; or an administrator; or an associated accreditation officer; or a person acting under the direction of the chief executive.
- (a) the chief executive; or
- (b) an administrator; or
- (c) an associated accreditation officer; or
- (d) a person acting under the direction of the chief executive.