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WRONGS ACT 1958 - SECT 28M

Definitions

In this Part—

S. 28M def. of claim amended by No. 67/2013 s. 649(Sch. 9 item 36(10)).

"claim" does not include a claim under the Accident Compensation Act 1985 or the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 ;

"court", in relation to a claim, means—

        (a)     if a proceeding based on the claim has been commenced in the Supreme Court or the County Court—the court hearing the proceeding; or

        (b)     if no proceeding based on the claim has been commenced—the Supreme Court or the County Court;

"damages" includes any form of monetary compensation;

"fault" includes an act or omission;

"injury" means personal or bodily injury and includes—

        (a)     pre-natal injury; and

        (b)     psychological or psychiatric injury; and

        (c)     disease; and

        (d)     aggravation, acceleration or recurrence of an injury or disease;

"structured settlement" means an agreement that provides for the payment of all or part of an award of damages in the form of periodic payments funded by an annuity or other agreed means.

S. 28N inserted by No. 49/2002 s. 8.



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