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Inspector-General of Defence Act 2023

Miscellaneous provisions and consequential amendments - Reporting and liability

55: Inspector-General and others protected against liability

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"People working with the Inspector-General are protected from being personally liable for their work."

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You are protected if you work for the Inspector-General and do your job in good faith. This means you will not be personally liable for things you do or do not do. This protection applies to the Inspector-General, the Deputy Inspector-General, employees, contractors, and some other people who work with the Inspector-General. You are protected if you refer information to someone under section 40(2), or if you are a member of an advisory panel, or an advisor appointed under section 49. However, this protection does not apply if you commit certain offences, such as those against section 46, or some sections of the Crimes Act 1961, including section 78, 78AAA, 78AAB, 78AA(1), 78A(1), 105, 105A, or 105B. This also includes conspiring to commit or attempting to commit these offences.

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Part 6Miscellaneous provisions and consequential amendments
Reporting and liability

55Inspector-General and others protected against liability

  1. The following people are not personally liable for doing, or omitting to do, an act in the performance or intended performance of the Inspector-General’s functions, or in the course of working for or providing a service to the Inspector-General, if the act or omission was in good faith:

  2. the Inspector-General:
    1. the Deputy Inspector-General:
      1. an employee or a contractor of, or a secondee to, the Inspector-General:
        1. an independent person to whom any information, document, or other thing is referred under section 40(2):
          1. a member of an advisory panel:
            1. an advisor appointed under section 49.

              1. Subsection (1) does not apply to proceedings for—

              2. an offence against section 46:
                1. an offence against section 78, 78AAA, 78AAB, 78AA(1), 78A(1), 105, 105A, or 105B of the Crimes Act 1961:
                  1. an offence of conspiring to commit an offence against any of those sections of the Crimes Act 1961:
                    1. an offence of attempting to commit an offence against any of those sections of the Crimes Act 1961.

                      Notes
                      • Section 55(2)(b): amended, on , by section 17 of the Crimes (Countering Foreign Interference) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 71).