Waste and Resource Recovery Act 2022
52Protection from liability
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52 Protection from liability
(1) The Minister, the Secretary, an authorised officer or any other person does not incur any personal liability for any act done or purported or omitted to be done in good faith in the performance or exercise or purported performance or exercise of any functions or powers under this Act.
(2) A member of the Board, and the chief executive officer of the Board, do not incur any personal liability for any act done or purported or omitted to be done by the member or chief executive officer in good faith in the performance or exercise or purported performance or exercise of any functions or powers relating to or arising from his or her role as a member or chief executive officer.
(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not preclude the Crown or the Board from incurring a liability that a person would, but for either of those subsections, incur.