CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 197 Protection from liability for officials

CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 197

197 Protection from liability for officials

(1) An official does not incur civil liability for an act done, or omission made, honestly and without negligence under this Act.

(2) If subsection (1) prevents a civil liability attaching to an official, the liability attaches instead to the State.

(3) In this section—


"official" means—

(a) the chief executive; or

(b) an authorised officer or police officer; or

(c) a person acting under the direction of a person mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) ; or

(d) a member of the SCAN system or a representative of a member; or

(e) a member of a review panel.