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Crown Entities Act 2004

Operation of Crown entities - Statutory entities - Protections from liability of members, office holders, and employees

120: Protections from liabilities of statutory entity

You could also call this:

"Protection from debts if you work for a government organisation"

If you are a member, office holder, or employee of a statutory entity, you are not responsible for the entity's debts or problems just because you work for it. You do not have to worry about paying for the entity's mistakes if you did not cause them yourself. This means you are protected from the entity's liabilities, which are its debts or financial obligations.

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Statutory entities: Protections from liability of members, office holders, and employees

120Protections from liabilities of statutory entity

  1. A member, office holder, or employee of a statutory entity is not liable for any liability of the entity by reason only of being a member, office holder, or employee.