Disability Discrimination and Other Human Rights Legislation Amendment Act 2009 (70 of 2009)

Schedule 3   Australian Human Rights Commission

Part 2   Other amendments

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986

159   Subsection 48(1)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(1) Subsection (2) applies in relation to any of the following persons:

(a) the Commission;

(b) a member of the Commission;

(c) a person acting for or on behalf of:

(i) the Commission; or

(ii) a member of the Commission.

(2) The person is not liable to an action or other proceeding for damages for or in relation to an act done, or omitted to be done, in good faith in performance, or purported performance, of any function, or in exercise or purported exercise of any power, conferred on the Commission or the member.