Protection from liability

Current

(1)

In this section —

official means —

(a)

the Commission; or

(b)

any person acting on behalf of, or with the authority of, the Commission; or

(c)

the Public Sector Commissioner; or

(d)

any person acting on behalf of, or with the authority of, the Public Sector Commissioner; or

(e)

the Parliamentary Inspector; or

(f)

any person acting on behalf of, or with the authority of, the Parliamentary Inspector.

(2)

No action or claim for damages lies against an official for or on account of anything done or omitted, or ordered or authorised to be done or omitted —

(a)

under, or apparently under, this Act; or

(b)

for the purpose, or apparently for the purpose, of giving effect to this Act.

(3)

Subsection (2) does not apply if it is proved that the thing was done or omitted, or ordered or authorised to be done or omitted, maliciously and without reasonable and probable cause.

[Section 219 inserted: No. 35 of 2014 s. 27.]

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