Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) An official is not civilly liable for an act done or omission made, honestly and without negligence under this Act.
(2) If subsection (1) prevents a civil liability attaching to an official, the liability attaches instead to—
(a) for an official who is a member of a board—the board of which the official is a member; or
(b) for an official who is a member of a health assessment committee or who is asked to prepare an assessment report or expert's report—the board that appointed the official or asked the official to prepare a report; or
(c) for an official who is an investigator or inspector—the board that appointed the official; or
(d) for an official who is a person acting under the direction or authority of an investigator—the board that appointed the investigator; or
(e) for an official who is the executive officer—the board on whose behalf the official is acting.
(3) In this section—
official means—
(a) a member of a board, other than when the member is performing the member's duties in carrying out disciplinary proceedings; or
(b) a member of a health assessment committee; or
(c) a person who is asked by a board to prepare an assessment report or an expert's report; or
(d) an investigator; or
(e) an inspector; or
(f) a person acting under the direction or authority of an investigator; or
(g) the executive officer.