Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) A good samaritan
does not incur any personal civil liability in respect of an act or omission
done or made by the good samaritan at the scene of an emergency in good faith
and without recklessness in assisting a person in apparent need of emergency
assistance.
(2) A medically
qualified good samaritan does not incur any personal civil liability for
advice given in good faith and without recklessness about the assistance to be
given to a person in apparent need of emergency assistance.
(3) This section does
not affect the vicarious liability of any person for the acts or omissions or
advice of the good samaritan or medically qualified good samaritan.
[Section 5AD inserted: No. 58 of 2003 s. 8.]