New South Wales Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT 1974 - SECT 156C

156C Personal liability of statutory officers and other officials

(1) A protected person is not personally subject to liability for anything done--

(a) in good faith, and

(b) for the purpose of exercising a function under the national parks legislation.

(2) The liability instead attaches to the Crown.

(3) The Crown may recover from the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Trust the costs of a liability that attaches to the Crown in relation to--

(a) a member of the Board of the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Trust, or

(b) an employee of the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Trust.

(4) In this section--

"done" includes omitted to be done.

"liability" means civil liability and includes an action, claim and demand.

"protected person" means the following--

(a) the Minister,

(b) the Secretary,

(c) an officer of the Service,

(d) an ex-officio ranger,

(e) an honorary ranger,

(f) a member of the Council,

(g) an advisory committee,

(h) a member of an advisory committee,

(i) a member of the Board of the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Trust,

(j) an employee of the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Trust,

(k) a person acting under the direction of a protected person referred to in paragraph (b), (f), (g) or (h),

(l) a person acting under the direction of the Council.