Section 10, LOCAL COURTS AСT, 1963

(1) Except as provided in subsection (4) of section 13 of the Constitution— (a) no member of a Local Court or Group Local Appeal Court shall be liable to be sued in any civil Court for any act done by him within the territorial limits of his jurisdiction in the exercise of his judicial duty, or for any order made by him in the discharge of such duty, nor shall any order for costs be made against him: Provided that he at the time reasonably and in good faith believed himself to have the jurisdiction to do or order the act complained of; and (b) no officer of any Local Court or Group Local Appeal Court or other person bound to execute lawful warrants or orders of any such Court shall be liable to be sued in a civil court for the execution of any warrant or order which he would be bound to execute if within the jurisdiction of the Court issuing the same. (2) Where as a result of any proceedings any member or officer of any such Court or any such other person as is mentioned in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) is required to pay such compensation as is referred to in subsection (4) of section 13 of the Constitution and the said member, officer or other person can show that he reasonably and in good faith believed that he had jurisdiction, or, as the case may be, that the Local Court or Group Local Appeal Court had jurisdiction to issue the warrant or order under which he acted, he shall be entitled to receive from the Accountant-General the amount of compensation he has paid by virtue of any judgment against him in any such proceedings and any such sums paid by the Accountant-General shall be charged on the Consolidated Revenue Fund. [Margin: Sessions.]