48
In forceAssistance in emergencies or accidents
Part 7Miscellaneous
48 Assistance in emergencies or accidents
(1)
No personal liability attaches to a person for an honest act undertaken without fee, charge or other reward for the purpose of assisting or attempting to assist in a situation in which an emergency or accident involving a dangerous substance occurs or is likely to occur.
(2)
Subsection (1) does not exempt a person from liabilities against which the person is insured.
(3)
Subsection (1) does not apply—
(a)
to a person whose act or omission was wholly or partly the cause of the occurrence or likely occurrence; or
(b)
to an authorised officer.
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