South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts75—Effect of apology on liability
(1) An apology made by
or on behalf of a person in connection with any matter alleged to have been
caused by the person—
(a) does
not constitute an express or implied admission of fault or liability by the
person in connection with that matter; and
(b) is
not relevant to the determination of fault or liability in connection with
that matter.
(2) Evidence of an
apology made by or on behalf of a person in connection with any matter alleged
to have been caused by the person is not admissible in any civil proceedings
as evidence of the fault or liability of the person in connection with that
matter.
(3) This section does
not apply in relation to—
(a)
liability in respect of the tort of defamation; and
(b)
civil liability of a kind that is excluded from the operation of this section
by regulation.
(4) In this
section—
"apology" means an expression of sympathy or regret, or of a general sense of
benevolence or compassion, in connection with any matter, whether or not the
apology admits or implies an admission of fault in connection with the matter.