Commonwealth Volunteers Protection Act 2003 (Cth)

Commonwealth Volunteers Protection Act 2003

Act No. 2 of 2003 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 19 April 2011 taking into account amendments up to Act No. 5 of 2011

The text of any of those amendments not in force on that date is appended in the Notes section

The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing, Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title [see Note 1] 2 Commencement 3 Extended operation of Act 4 Definitions 5 Application

Part 2—Protection from civil liability 6 Protection from liability 7 Commonwealth or Commonwealth authority to incur liability 8 Volunteer to assist in defence of actions etc. 9 Certain indemnities to have no effect 10 No overriding of Damage by Aircraft Act 11 Regulations

Notes An Act to protect volunteers working for the Commonwealth from civil liability, and for related purposes

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Short title [see Note 1]

This Act may be cited as the Commonwealth Volunteers Protection Act 2003.

2 Commencement

(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.

Commencement information Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Provision(s) Commencement Date/Details 1. Sections 1 and 2 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent 24 February 2003 2. Sections 3 to 11 A single day to be fixed by Proclamation, subject to subsection (3) 24 August 2003