Section 6E — Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW)

(1) In this Division, an individual associated with an organisation without limitation includes an individual who is an office holder, officer, employee, owner, volunteer or contractor of the organisation and also includes the following—
(a) if the organisation is a religious organisation—a religious leader (such as a priest or a minister) or member of the personnel of the organisation,
(b) if the organisation or part of the organisation is a designated agency within the meaning of the Children’s Guardian Act 2019—an individual authorised by the designated agency (under that Act) as an authorised carer,
(c) an individual, or an individual belonging to a class of individuals, prescribed by the regulations.
(2) An individual is not associated with an organisation solely because the organisation wholly or partly funds or regulates another organisation.
(3) An individual associated with an organisation to which the exercise of care, supervision or authority over a child has been delegated, in whole or in part, is also taken to be an individual associated with the organisation from which the exercise of care, supervision or authority was delegated.

Related sections

• s 6B — Application of Part
• s 6C — Successor organisations
• s 6D — Organisations that are responsible for a child
• s 6F — Liability of organisation for child abuse by associated individuals
• s 6G — Employees include persons exercising functions akin to employees
• s 6H — Organisations vicariously liable for child abuse perpetrated by employees

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