Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration Act 1981 · As enacted · Part IV · General
21. Protection
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No suit or prosecution shall lie against the
Ombudsman or any officer on his staff for any act which in good faith is done or purported to be done by the
Ombudsman or such officer ‘under this Act.
suit or prosecution.
The Ombudsman or any officer on his staff shall not be called to give evidence in any court or in any proceedings of a judicial nature, in respect of any report made by the
Ombudsman under this Act, or against any other person in respect of the publication by such person of a substantially true account of such report.
No action, prosecution or other proceeding, civil or criminal, shall be instituted in any court or tribunal against the Ombudsman in respect of any report made by the
Ombudsman under this Act, or against any other person in respect of the publication by such person of a substantially true account of such report.