sec.167Protection from liability

### sec.167 Protection from liability In this section— official means— the Minister; and the chief executive; and the commissioner; and an authorised officer; and an accredited person; and a relevant emergency service officer; and a person acting under the direction or authorisation of an authorised officer or a relevant emergency service officer; and an employee of the department of the police service; and a health care professional under section 80 acting under that section; and the chief executive officer, or an officer or employee, of a local government. An official is not civilly liable for an act done, or omission made, honestly and without negligence under a transport Act. If subsection (2) prevents civil liability attaching to an official, the liability attaches instead to— for a person mentioned in subsection (1) (a) to (h) —the State; or for a person mentioned in subsection (1) (i) —the local government. s 167 (prev s 83) renum 1999 No. 42 s 54 (2) sch amdt 188 amd 2002 No. 48 s 5 ; 2007 No. 43 s 33 sch ; 2008 No. 67 s 100 (sec.167-ssec.1) In this section— official means— the Minister; and the chief executive; and the commissioner; and an authorised officer; and an accredited person; and a relevant emergency service officer; and a person acting under the direction or authorisation of an authorised officer or a relevant emergency service officer; and an employee of the department of the police service; and a health care professional under section 80 acting under that section; and the chief executive officer, or an officer or employee, of a local government. (sec.167-ssec.2) An official is not civilly liable for an act done, or omission made, honestly and without negligence under a transport Act. (sec.167-ssec.3) If subsection (2) prevents civil liability attaching to an official, the liability attaches instead to— for a person mentioned in subsection (1) (a) to (h) —the State; or for a person mentioned in subsection (1) (i) —the local government. - (a) the Minister; and - (b) the chief executive; and - (c) the commissioner; and - (d) an authorised officer; and - (e) an accredited person; and - (ea) a relevant emergency service officer; and - (f) a person acting under the direction or authorisation of an authorised officer or a relevant emergency service officer; and - (g) an employee of the department of the police service; and - (h) a health care professional under section 80 acting under that section; and - (i) the chief executive officer, or an officer or employee, of a local government. - (a) for a person mentioned in subsection (1) (a) to (h) —the State; or - (b) for a person mentioned in subsection (1) (i) —the local government.