Section 32: Immunity from legal process
consolidated text (as at 2013). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
32. Immunity from legal process
(1) No civil or criminal liability shall attach to the Chairperson or any
member of the Board, the authorised officer or any person delegated by, or
accompanying, the authorised officer in respect of any act done or omitted in
good faith for the purposes of this Act.
(2) Subsection (1) shall be in addition to, and not in derogation from, the
Public Officers’ Protection Act, and for the purposes of that Act, or of section 156 of the Criminal Code, any person who enters upon any land under
this Act or any person accompanying the authorised officer shall be deemed
to be a public officer or a person engaged or employed in the performance of
a public duty.
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Questions this section answers
- Can the Board members or the authorised officer be sued personally for acts done in good faith under this Act?