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