Taipei Times
Date: Oct 25, 2019
By: Sean Lin  /  Staff reporter

The Executive Yuan yesterday green-lighted draft amendments to the State Compensation Act (國家賠償法) that include a proposal to halt state compensation for people who die or are injured in the mountains, in a lake or at sea after being warned of the risks of engaging in activities in those areas.

The proposed amendment seeks to limit the government’s accountability for deaths, injuries or loss of property linked to public infrastructure managed by the private sector at the behest of the government.

If a death, injury or loss of property is attributable to a lack of oversight on the part of the entity managing the infrastructure, the government would continue to be responsible for compensation, the amendment states.

However, if individuals engage in dangerous or risky activities in rivers, lakes, and sea and mountainous areas even though the administrator of the area has erected signs warning against such behavior, the government would not provide compensation, it states.    [FULL  STORY]