Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The Commission
shall indemnify —
(a) the
Director or a member of the staff against any liability incurred by him for
any negligent act or omission by him in the course of the performance of his
duties or in good faith in the purported performance of his duties; or
(b) a
private practitioner who performs services by way of legal assistance under
Division 2 of Part V against any liability incurred by him for any
negligent act or omission by him in the course of the performance of those
services or in good faith in the purported performance of those services.
(2) The Commission is
liable for any act or omission by —
(a) the
Director or a member of the staff in the course of the performance of his
duties; or
(b) a
private practitioner in the course of the performance by him of services by
way of legal assistance under Division 2 of Part V.
(3) No liability shall
attach to a member, or the deputy of a member, of the Commission, or a member
of a legal aid committee, or a member or substitute member of a review
committee, for any act or omission by him, or by the Commission or committee,
in good faith and in the exercise or purported exercise of his or its powers
or functions, or in the discharge or purported discharge of his or its duties
under this Act.
[Section 63 inserted by No. 126 of 1982
s. 21.]