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Local Government Act 1974

Commissioner for Disaster Recovery

692G: Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner not to be personally liable

You could also call this:

"Commissioners can't be sued for doing their job"

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The Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner for Disaster Recovery cannot be held personally responsible. You will not be able to sue them for things they do as part of their job. This rule was actually repealed, which means it is no longer in effect, and this happened on 1 July 2003, as stated in the Local Government Act 2002.

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Part 43ACommissioner for Disaster Recovery

692GCommissioner and Deputy Commissioner not to be personally liable (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 692G: repealed, on , by section 266 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).