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CIVIL LIABILITY ACT 2002 - SECT 5T
Contributory negligence--claims under the Compensation to Relatives Act 1897
5T Contributory negligence--claims under the Compensation to Relatives Act
1897
(1) In a claim for damages brought under the
Compensation to Relatives Act 1897 , the court is entitled to have regard to
the contributory negligence of the deceased person.
(2) Section 13 of the
Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1965 does not apply so as to
prevent the reduction of damages by the contributory negligence of a deceased
person in respect of a claim for damages brought under the Compensation to
Relatives Act 1897 .
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