Victims Support and Rehabilitation Act 1996 No 115
Current version for 1 November 2011 to date (accessed 26 May 2013 at 01:13)
Part 6Section 85

85   Limitation of liability

(1)  No proceedings lie against the Tribunal, any authorised Magistrate, the Director, a compensation assessor or any other staff employed for the purposes of this Act for or on account of any act, matter or thing:
(a)  done or ordered to be done or omitted or suffered to be done by the Tribunal, authorised Magistrate, Director, compensation assessor or member of staff, and
(b)  purporting to be done, ordered, omitted or suffered for the purpose of exercising a function under this or any other Act,
      if the Tribunal, authorised Magistrate, Director, compensation assessor or member of staff has acted in good faith and with reasonable care.
(2)  A member of the Tribunal, or authorised Magistrate, in exercising the functions of the Tribunal, has the same protection and immunity as he or she has as a Magistrate.
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