Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CIVIL LAW (WRONGS) ACT 2002 - SCHEDULE 1

Schedule 1     Traveller accommodation providers notice

(see s 154)

    Notice about loss of guest's property

The Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002 , part 11.1 changes the common law about innkeeper's liability.

Under the Act, an accommodation provider may be liable to make good any loss of a guest's property in certain circumstances even though the loss is not caused by the fault of the accommodation provider, or the provider's agent .

The strict liability of the accommodation provider under the Act—

              •     applies only to a guest of the accommodation provider on a day when an accommodation unit is provided for the use of the guest

              •     is limited to the limitation amount for each accommodation unit provided for the use of the guest on the day, unless the guest's property was placed in safe custody facilities

              •     does not cover motor vehicles and things owned by the guest left in or on motor vehicles.

Note     Words appearing in bold italics have a special meaning under the Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002 .