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ASBESTOS DISEASES COMPENSATION ACT 2008 - SECT 1

Purposes

The main purposes of this Act are—

        (a)     to permit the awarding of provisional damages to persons suffering from asbestos-related conditions; and

        (b)     to amend the Accident Compensation Act 1985 in relation to proceedings relating to asbestos-related conditions; and

        (c)     to amend the Wrongs Act 1958 in relation to dependants' claims for damages arising from deaths caused by dust-related conditions.



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