South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts236—Limitation upon tortious liability for acts of certain children
No liability in tort attaches to the Minister or any employee of the
Department in respect of an act or omission on the part of a child under the
guardianship of the Minister or the Chief Executive Officer or of whom the
Minister has custody under any Act, or a person who is being detained in a
training centre or any other place pursuant to the Young Offenders
Act 1993 (whether or not the person is on the premises of the training
centre or other place at the time he or she committed the tort), unless the
act or omission occurs while the child or person is acting as the servant or
agent of the Minister, or that employee and within the scope of his or her
employment or authority as such.