Legal Aid Act 1977

The commission must indemnify an officer of the commission against any liability incurred by the officer for a negligent act or omission in the honest exercise or purported exercise of the officer’s functions.

If a private legal practitioner provides any service without charge in connection with the provision of legal assistance under this Act, the commission shall indemnify the practitioner against any liability incurred by the practitioner for any negligent act or omission by the practitioner in the course of the provision of those services.

The commission has the same liability for acts or omissions by an officer of the commission in the exercise of the officer’s functions as an employer has for any acts or omissions by the employer’s employees.

A member of the commission, a review committee or a consultative committee is not liable for any act or omission of the member, commission, or committee of which they are a member, if the act was done, or the omission occurred, in the honest exercise or purported exercise of the member’s functions.

The Territory is responsible for the payment of any money owing by the commission but nothing in this subsection authorises a person to sue the Territory in respect of a claim against the commission or an officer of the commission.