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CRIMES (SENTENCE ADMINISTRATION) ACT 2005 (NO. 59 OF 2005) - SECT 317

Protection from liability for people involved in community service work

    (1)     A person involved in community service work is not civilly liable to someone (other than the offender doing the work) for conduct engaged in by the offender in doing the work.

Note     A person may engage in conduct by omitting to do an act (see dict, def  conduct and def engage in ).

    (2)     A person involved in community service work is not civilly liable to the offender for conduct engaged in by the person in relation to the work.

    (3)     Any civil liability that would, apart from this section, attach to the person involved attaches instead to the Territory.

    (4)     However, subsections (1) and (2) do not apply if—

        (a)     the community service work was not approved by the chief executive; or

        (b)     the conduct was intended (whether by itself or with other conduct) to cause injury, loss or damage.



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