LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1989 - SECT 76A Council must take out insurance cover
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1989 - SECT 76A
Council must take out insurance cover(1) A Council must take out and maintain insurance against—
(a) public liability for an amount of at least $30 million or such higher amount as may be fixed by Order in Council; and
(b) professional liability for an amount of at least $5 million or such higher amount as may be fixed by Order in Council.
S. 76A(2) inserted by No. 43/1993 s. 12(b).
(2) A Council may comply with subsection (1) by becoming a member of or participating in a scheme approved by the Minister for the purposes of this subsection.
S. 76A(3) inserted by No. 43/1993 s. 12(b).
(3) A Council may become a member of or participate in a scheme approved by the Minister for the purposes of this subsection without complying with any restriction or requirement otherwise imposed on a Council by this Act.
Pt 4 Div. 1A (Heading and ss 76B, 76C) inserted by No. 109/2003 s. 57.
Division 1A—Conduct and interests
S. 76AA inserted by No. 67/2008 s. 20.