Protection from liability
153 Protection from liability
No matter or thing done, or omitted to be done, by:
the Director; or
the Advisory Committee or a member of the Advisory Committee; or
(c) the Practitioners Board or a member of the Practitioners Board; or
the Appeals Board or a member of the Appeals Board; or
(e) a person acting under the direction of the Director, the Practitioners Board or the Appeals Board;
subjects the Director, Committee, Practitioners Board, Appeals Board or person to any action, liability, claim or demand, if the matter or thing was done or omitted to be done in good faith for the purpose of performing a function or executing a power under this or any other Act, or the performance or exercise, or intended performance or exercise, of the functions or powers of the member, Director, Board, Committee or person.
No matter or thing done or omitted to be done by:
a building certifier; or
the Director; or
(b) a person performing a function or exercising a power of a building certifier in relation to a public authority;
under this Act in good faith or relying on a certificate under section 40 subjects the building certifier, Director or person, or the Territory, to any action, liability, claim or demand.
(3) No matter or thing done by a building certifier under this Act subjects the Director or the Territory to any action, liability, claim or demand.
(4) No action or other proceedings may be brought against the Director, the Territory or an employee, as defined in the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 1993 with respect to information included in or omitted from a register maintained under this Act.
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