Cybersecurity Act · 2024 Revised Edition · Part · General
34. Protection against suit and legal proceedings
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
No action, suit, prosecution or other proceedings shall lie or to be brought, instituted or maintained in any court against —
the Commissioner;
the Deputy Commissioner;
an Assistant Commissioner;
a cybersecurity officer;
an authorised officer appointed under section 7,
a member of an Appeals Advisory Panel established under section 20; or
any other person lawfully acting under the direction of the
Commissioner, in respect of any act, neglect or default done or committed by him in good faith or any omission omitted by him or in good faith in such capacity to do anything in —
the exercise or purported exercise of any power under this Act; or
the performance or purported performance of any function or duty under this Act.
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Where the Commissioner provides a service to the public whereby information is supplied to the public pursuant to any written law, neither the
Commissioner
“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Cybersecurity appointed under section 5(1);
Commissioner nor any person acting under the direction of the
Commissioner who is involved in the supply of such information is liable for any loss or damage suffered by any person by reason of any error or omission of whatever nature appearing in the information or however caused, if the error or omission was made in good faith and despite the exercise of reasonable care in the ordinary course of the discharge of the duties of the Commissioner or such person.
Terms defined in s 2
Assistant Commissioner
Defined · s 2“Assistant Commissioner” means any Assistant Commissioner of Cybersecurity appointed under section 5(3);
Commissioner
Defined · s 2“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Cybersecurity appointed under section 5(1);
cybersecurity
Defined · s 2“cybersecurity” means the state in which a computer or computer system is protected from unauthorised access or attack, and because of that state — (a) the computer or computer system continues to be available and operational; (b) the integrity of the computer or computer system is maintained; and (c) the integrity and confidentiality of information stored in, processed by or transmitted through the computer or computer system is maintained;
cybersecurity officer
Defined · s 2“cybersecurity officer” means any cybersecurity officer appointed under section 5(5);
Deputy Commissioner
Defined · s 2“Deputy Commissioner” means the Deputy Commissioner of Cybersecurity appointed under section 5(3);