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- Title
Volunteer Immunity and the Public Sector.
- Authors
McGregor-Lowndes, Myles; Edwards, Scott
- Abstract
Every jurisdiction in Australia has now enacted legislation to protect volunteers of community organisations and all levels of government from incurring personal civil liability. In most jurisdictions these laws transfer liabilities incurred by volunteers to the public sector organisation that organises the work they undertake. This article provides a brief background to the reforms before undertaking an examination of the impact of the legislation upon public sector organisations and their volunteers.
- Subjects
PUBLIC sector; CIVIL liability; FREEDOM of debate (Legislative bodies); COMMUNITY organization; CONFLICT of laws; LOCAL government; INSURANCE marketing; TORTS
- Publication
Australian Journal of Public Administration, 2006, Vol 65, Issue 4, p29
- ISSN
0313-6647
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1467-8500.2006.00502a.x