State Emergency and Rescue Management Act 1989 No 165
Current version for 4 January 2013 to date (accessed 25 May 2013 at 02:38)
Part 4Section 62

62   Personal liability of members of management organisations etc

A matter or thing done by:
(a)  an emergency or rescue management organisation, or
(b)  a member of any such organisation or of the staff of any such organisation (in the person’s capacity as such a member), or
(c)  the State Emergency Operations Controller or a Regional or Local Emergency Operations Controller (in the person’s capacity as such a controller),
does not, if the matter or thing was done in good faith for the purposes of executing this or any other Act, subject the member or controller personally to any action, liability, claim or demand.
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