STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE ACT 1989 - SECT 25
Personal liability of members of Service and Consultative Council and volunteers
STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE ACT 1989 - SECT 25
Personal liability of members of Service and Consultative Council and volunteers
25 Personal liability of members of Service and Consultative Council and
volunteers
(1) A matter or thing done by-- (a) a member of the State Emergency Service ,
including a member of an SES unit , or (b) an emergency officer , or (c) a
casual volunteer , or (d) a member of the Consultative Council , does not, if
the matter or thing was done in good faith for the purpose of exercising the
functions of or assisting the State Emergency Service or the
Consultative Council , subject the member, officer or volunteer personally to
any action, liability, claim or demand. (2) In this section--
"casual volunteer" means a person who, with the consent of the member or
officer, assists a member of the State Emergency Service or an
emergency officer in the exercise of the Service's functions .
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