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WRONGS ACT 1958 - SECT 67

Definitions

In this Part—

"consequential mental harm" means mental harm that is a consequence of an injury of any other kind;

"court" includes tribunal, and, in relation to a claim for damages, means any court or tribunal by or before which the claim falls to be determined;

"damages" includes any form of monetary compensation;

"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;

"mental harm" means psychological or psychiatric injury;

"negligence" means failure to exercise reasonable care;

"pure mental harm" means mental harm other than consequential mental harm.

S. 68 inserted by No. 102/2003 s. 3.



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