sec.578Protecting officials from liability

### sec.578 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— the Minister; or the chief executive; or the regulator; or an authorised officer; or a member of an advisory council; or a person acting under the direction of a person mentioned in paragraph (a) , (b) , (c) or (d) . (sec.578-ssec.1) An official is not civilly liable for an act done, or omission made, honestly and without negligence under this Act. (sec.578-ssec.2) If subsection (1) prevents a civil liability attaching to an official, the liability attaches instead to the State. (sec.578-ssec.3) In this section— official means— the Minister; or the chief executive; or the regulator; or an authorised officer; or a member of an advisory council; or a person acting under the direction of a person mentioned in paragraph (a) , (b) , (c) or (d) . - (a) the Minister; or - (b) the chief executive; or - (c) the regulator; or - (d) an authorised officer; or - (e) a member of an advisory council; or - (f) a person acting under the direction of a person mentioned in paragraph (a) , (b) , (c) or (d) .