Protection of State officials and the State from liability
96E Protection of State officials and the State from liability
A State official is not civilly liable for an act done, or omission made, honestly and without negligence under this Act.
Note—See the Queensland Future Fund (Titles Registry) Act 2021, section 45 in relation to protection from liability for employees of the titles registry operator.
If subsection (1) prevents a civil liability attaching to a State official, the liability attaches instead to the State.
Also, the State or a State official is not civilly liable in a designated proceeding for an act done, or omission made, in—
the performance or purported performance of a function under this Act; or
the exercise or purported exercise of a power under this Act; or
the management or operation of a State forest or timber reserve.
This section is subject to section 96G.
In this section—damages includes any form of monetary compensation.designated proceeding means a proceeding for damages based on a liability for personal injury, damage to property or economic loss resulting from personal injury or damage to property, and, for a fatal injury, includes a proceeding for the deceased’s dependants or estate.personal injury see the Civil Liability Act 2003, schedule 2.State official means—
the Minister; or
the chief executive; or
the registrar of titles; or
a forest officer; or
a public service employee or another employee of the State; or
a person acting, on a voluntary basis (irrespective of whether the person receives out-of-pocket expenses), under the direction of a person mentioned in any of paragraphs (a) to (e).
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