New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT ADMINISTRATION ACT 1991 - SECT 35

35 Exclusion of personal liability

(1) An act or omission of a protected person does not subject the protected person to any action, liability, claim or demand if the act or omission was done, or omitted to be done or made, in good faith for the purpose of carrying out a function conferred or imposed under the environment protection legislation or other legislation.

(2) In this section--

"protected person" means any of the following--

(a) the Minister,

(b) the Authority,

(c) the Board,

(d) an advisory committee,

(e) the Chief Executive Officer,

(f) the Chairperson or another member of the Board or of an advisory committee,

(g) a member of staff of the Authority,

(h) a person acting under the direction of a person referred to in paragraphs (a)-(g).