ABORIGINAL LAND RIGHTS ACT 1983 - SECT 242 Exclusion of personal liability

ABORIGINAL LAND RIGHTS ACT 1983 - SECT 242

242 Exclusion of personal liability

(cf former section 54)

(1) An act or omission of an Aboriginal Land Council, or any of the following persons--

(a) a councillor,

(b) a member of any Local Aboriginal Land Council or Board member or chief executive officer of a Local Aboriginal Land Council,

(b1) a member of an advisory committee,

(b2) an advisor to a Local Aboriginal Land Council,

(c) the Chief Executive Officer of the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council,

(c1) a member of staff of an Aboriginal Land Council,

(d) any person acting under the direction of an Aboriginal Land Council,

(e) a person who is a member of an expert advisory panel constituted under section 42I,

does not subject a councillor, member, advisor, Chief Executive Officer, member of staff or person so acting personally to any action, liability, claim or demand if the act or omission was done, or omitted to be done, in good faith for the purpose of executing this or any other Act.

(2) An act or omission of any of the following persons--

(a) the Registrar,

(b) an investigator,

(c) an administrator,

(d) a person acting as a mediator, conciliator or arbitrator under Part 13,

does not subject the Registrar, investigator, administrator or person so acting personally to any action, liability, claim or demand if the act or omission was done, or omitted to be done, in good faith for the purpose of executing this or any other Act.