Singapore legislation

Clause 45

New section 180A

The Women’s Charter is amended by inserting, immediately after section 180, the following section:“Protection from personal liability180A.—

(1)

No liability shall lie personally against the Director, or any person appointed by and acting under the direction of the Director, who, acting in good faith and with reasonable care, does or omits to do anything —

(a)

in the enforcement or purported enforcement of Parts VII and XI; or

(b)

in the discharge or purported discharge of —

(i)

any function or duty of the Director under this Act;

(ii)

any direction given by the Director under this Act; or

(iii)

any order made by a court under this Act.(2) No liability shall lie personally against any person appointed by a court, or pursuant to an order of a court, who, acting in good faith and with reasonable care, does or omits to do anything in the discharge or purported discharge of any order made by a court under this Act.(3) No liability shall lie personally against any person who, acting in good faith and with reasonable care, does or omits to do anything in a place of safety in the discharge or purported discharge of —

(a)

any direction given by the Director under this Act; or

(b)

any order made by a court under this Act.(4) No liability shall lie personally against any person appointed by the Minister for the purposes of section 65(2)(b), who, acting in good faith and with reasonable care, does or omits to do anything in the discharge or purported discharge of the person’s function of making an application for a protection order under section 65 or an expedited order under section 66.(5) No liability shall lie personally against any officer appointed by the Minister under section 176, who, acting in good faith and with reasonable care, does or omits to do anything in the discharge or purported discharge of any duty imposed upon the Director by Part XI.(6) No liability shall lie personally against any member of the Board of Visitors appointed by the Minister under section 178, who, acting in good faith and with reasonable care, does or omits to do anything in the discharge or purported discharge of —

(a)

any function or duty of the Board of Visitors under this Act; or

(b)

any direction given by the Minister under section 178(5).(7) No liability shall lie personally against any member of the Discharge Committee appointed by the Minister under section 179, who, acting in good faith and with reasonable care, does or omits to do anything in the discharge or purported discharge of any function or duty of the Discharge Committee under this Act.”.

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