Indemnity for members and employees
17Every member and employee, or former member or employee, and his or her heirs or legal representatives, shall be indemnified against all costs, charges and expenses incurred by him or her in relation to any action or other proceeding brought or prosecuted against him or her in connection with the duties of the person as a member or employee of the Board and with respect to all other costs, charges and expenses that he or she incurs in connection with those duties, except costs, charges and expenses that are occasioned by that person’s own wilful neglect or wilful default.