Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018C00409:clause:1_7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018C00409
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 7
Character Range: 73845–74677

7  If it is not clear whether the employee has acted reasonably and responsibly, it may be appropriate to defer a decision on assistance until the conclusion of the proceedings, or to agree to fund the employee's defence but to defer a decision on whether to fund any costs or damages payable to another party by the employee until after the facts are ascertained, for example, by a court. However, expenditure is not to be approved to assist an employee for proceedings arising out of a motor vehicle incident where the employee's liability is insured or where the employing body considers that the employee's liability should reasonably have been insured (in particular, where the employee has received an allowance that includes an insurance component).

Basis for approving indemnification of employees against costs or damages