Section 6D — Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW)

Organisations that are responsible for a child

In this Division—
(a) an organisation is responsible for a child if it (including any part of it) exercises care, supervision or authority over the child (or purports to do so or is obliged by law to do so), and
(b) if an organisation (including any part of it) delegates the exercise of care, supervision or authority over a child to another organisation (in whole or in part), each organisation is responsible for the child.

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Related sections

s 6A — Definitions
s 6B — Application of Part
s 6C — Successor organisations
s 6E — Individuals who are associated with organisations
s 6F — Liability of organisation for child abuse by associated individuals
s 6G — Employees include persons exercising functions akin to employees

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