Volunteer immunity and the public sector
By: MCGREGOR-LOWNDES, Myles
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Contributor(s): EDWARDS, Scott.
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ArticlePublisher: Brisbane Queensland : Blackweel Publishing, December 2006Australian Journal of Public Administration 65, 4, p. 29-40Abstract: 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
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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
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