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Volunteer Immunity and the Public Sector
Author(s) -
McGregorLowndes Myles,
Edwards Scott
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
australian journal of public administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1467-8500
pISSN - 0313-6647
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8500.2006.00502a.x
Subject(s) - legislation , jurisdiction , business , government (linguistics) , public sector , liability , public administration , work (physics) , public relations , law , political science , accounting , mechanical engineering , philosophy , linguistics , engineering
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.