Abuse Redress Measure 2025

2 Archbishops’ Council’s functions

(1) The functions conferred by or under this Measure on “the redress body” are functions of the Archbishops’ Council.

(2) The Archbishops’ Council may delegate those functions to another person.

(3) The Archbishops’ Council may delegate the functions of determining an application for redress and an award of redress under this Measure (but only those functions) to a panel constituted under the rules, whether or not other functions of the Archbishops’ Council are delegated to another person under subsection (2).

(4) If the functions of determining an application for redress and an award of redress under this Measure are delegated to another person under subsection (2), that other person may in turn delegate those functions (but only those functions) to a panel constituted under the rules.

(5) Accordingly, a reference to “the redress body” in a provision of this Measure is a reference to the person or persons for the time being required to exercise the functions under that provision; and for so long as a function is delegated under this section, the person making the delegation does not retain the power to exercise the function.

(6) Neither the Archbishops’ Council nor a connected person is liable in damages for anything done or omitted in the exercise or purported exercise of the Council’s functions under this Measure or the rules.

(7) For the purposes of subsection (6), “connected person” means—

(a) if the Council is not the redress body, the person or persons who are,

(b) a member, officer or member of staff of the Council, and

(c) where paragraph (a) applies, a member, officer or member of staff of the redress body.

(8) Subsection (6) does not apply if the act or omission is shown to have been in bad faith.