The Governor may make
regulations prescribing all matters that are required or permitted by this Act
to be prescribed, or are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for giving
effect to the purposes of this Act.
This is a compilation of the Civil Liability Act 2002 and includes amendments
made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation, and
for information about any reprints, see the compilation table. For provisions
that have not yet come into operation see the uncommenced provisions table.
Compilation table
Short title |
Number and year |
Assent |
Commencement |
---|---|---|---|
35 of 2002 |
20 Nov 2002 |
s. 1 and 2: 20 Nov 2002; | |
58 of 2003 |
30 Oct 2003 |
s. 1 and 2: 30 Oct 2003; | |
Acts Amendment and Repeal (Courts and Legal Practice) Act 2003 s. 19 |
65 of 2003 |
4 Dec 2003 |
1 Jan 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Dec 2003 p. 5722) |
Workers’ Compensation Reform Act 2004 s. 174 |
42 of 2004 |
9 Nov 2004 |
4 Jan 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7131) |
Civil Liability Amendment Act 2004 |
43 of 2004 |
9 Nov 2004 |
Act other than Pt. 3: 9 Nov 2004 (see s. 2(1)); |
Psychologists Act 2005 Sch. 3 cl. 1 |
28 of 2005 |
12 Dec 2005 |
4 May 2007 (see s. 2 and Gazette 4 May 2007 p. 1963) |
Optometrists Act 2005 Sch. 3 cl. 1 |
29 of 2005 |
12 Dec 2005 |
20 Apr 2007 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Mar 2007 p. 1451) |
Podiatrists Act 2005 Sch. 3 cl. 1 |
30 of 2005 |
12 Dec 2005 |
30 May 2007 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 May 2007 p. 2486) |
Chiropractors Act 2005 Sch. 3 cl. 1 |
31 of 2005 |
12 Dec 2005 |
1 Aug 2007 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Jul 2007 p. 3789) |
Physiotherapists Act 2005 Sch. 3 cl. 1 |
32 of 2005 |
12 Dec 2005 |
23 Feb 2007 (see s. 2 and Gazette 20 Feb 2007 p. 505) |
Osteopaths Act 2005 Sch. 3 cl. 1 |
33 of 2005 |
12 Dec 2005 |
30 May 2007 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 May 2007 p. 2486) |
Occupational Therapists Act 2005 Sch. 3 cl. 1 |
42 of 2005 |
19 Dec 2005 |
1 Aug 2007 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Jul 2007 p. 3789) |
Reprint 1: The Civil Liability Act 2002 as at 10 Feb 2006 (includes amendments
listed above except those in the Psychologists Act 2005 , the Optometrists
Act 2005 , the Podiatrists Act 2005 , the Chiropractors Act 2005 , the
Physiotherapists Act 2005 , the Osteopaths Act 2005 and the
Occupational Therapists Act 2005 ) | |||
Medical Radiation Technologists Act 2006 Sch. 3 cl. 1 |
21 of 2006 |
9 Jun 2006 |
1 Jul 2007 (see s. 2 and Gazette 26 Jun 2007 p. 3013) |
Nurses and Midwives Act 2006 Sch. 3 cl. 2 |
50 of 2006 |
6 Oct 2006 |
19 Sep 2007 (see s. 2 and Gazette 18 Sep 2007 p. 4711) |
Reprint 2: The Civil Liability Act 2002 as at 5 Oct 2007 (includes amendments
listed above) | |||
Legal Profession Act 2008 s. 646 |
21 of 2008 |
27 May 2008 |
1 Mar 2009 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 27 Feb 2009 p. 511) |
Medical Practitioners Act 2008 Sch. 3 cl. 8 |
22 of 2008 |
27 May 2008 |
1 Dec 2008 (see s. 2 and Gazette 25 Nov 2008 p. 4989) |
Acts Amendment (Consent to Medical Treatment) Act 2008 Pt. 3 |
25 of 2008 |
19 Jun 2008 |
27 Jun 2009 (see s. 2 and Gazette 26 Jun 2009 p. 2565) |
Statutes (Repeals and Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2009 s. 33 |
8 of 2009 |
21 May 2009 |
22 May 2009 (see s. 2(b)) |
Reprint 3: The Civil Liability Act 2002 as at 20 Aug 2010 (includes amendments
listed above) | |||
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (WA) Act 2010 Pt. 5 Div. 9 |
35 of 2010 |
30 Aug 2010 |
s. 40, 41(1) and 42: 18 Oct 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 1 Oct 2010 p.
5075-6); |
Acts Amendment (Fair Trading) Act 2010 s. 193 |
58 of 2010 |
8 Dec 2010 |
1 Jan 2011 (see s. 2(c) and Gazette 24 Dec 2010 p. 6805) |
Health, Safety and Civil Liability (Children in Schools and Child Care
Services) Act 2011 Pt. 2 |
1 of 2011 |
1 Mar 2011 |
1 Jan 2013 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 14 Dec 2012 p. 6195) |
Education and Care Services National Law (WA) Act 2012 Pt. 4 Div. 3 |
11 of 2012 |
20 Jun 2012 |
1 Jan 2013 (see s. 2(b)(ii) and Gazette 14 Dec 2012 p. 6195) |
Reprint 4: The Civil Liability Act 2002 as at 13 Sep 2013 (includes amendments
listed above) | |||
Motor Vehicle (Catastrophic Injuries) Act 2016 Pt. 7 Div. 1 |
8 of 2016 |
14 Apr 2016 |
14 May 2016 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 13 May 2016 p. 1421) |
Local Government Legislation Amendment Act 2016 Pt. 3 Div. 8 |
26 of 2016 |
21 Sep 2016 |
21 Jan 2017 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 20 Jan 2017 p. 648) |
Civil Liability Legislation Amendment (Child Sexual Abuse Actions) Act 2018
Pt. 2 |
3 of 2018 |
19 Apr 2018 |
1 Jul 2018 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 29 Jun 2018 p. 2434) |
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (WA) Amendment Act 2018 s. 103 |
4 of 2018 |
19 Apr 2018 |
1 Dec 2018 (see s. 2(d) and Gazette 13 Nov 2018 p. 4427-8) |
Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2022 Pt. 17 Div. 4 |
9 of 2022 |
14 Apr 2022 |
1 Jul 2022 (see s. 2(c) and SL 2022/113 cl. 2) |
To view the text of the uncommenced provisions see Acts as passed on the WA
Legislation website.
Short title |
Number and year |
Assent |
Commencement |
---|---|---|---|
Workers Compensation and Injury Management Act 2023 Pt. 15 Div. 3 Subdiv. 1 |
21 of 2023 |
24 Oct 2023 |
1 Jul 2024 (see s. 2(d) and SL 2024/34 cl. 2) |
Defined terms
[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they
are defined. The list is not part of the law.]
Defined term Provision(s)
Amount A
9(4)
Amount B 12(4)
Amount C
9(4)
apology 5AF
apportionable claim 5AI
approved
21(3)
assets 15A
carry out road work
5Z(1)
child 5I(16)
child care service 5AAA
child sexual abuse
15A
child sexual abuse action
15A
child sexual abuse cause of action 15A
CISS
13A(1)
client 16
commencement day 5A(5), 5R(5), 5V(5), 5AAB(1),
5AC(6), 5AG(5)
community kindergarten 5AAA
compensation payment 15K(1)
concurrent wrongdoer
5AI
consequential mental harm
5Q
convicted 21(3)
costs determination
15L(1)
current office holder
15B(2)
dangerous recreational activity 5E
defendant 5H(1), 5I(1), 5O(1), 5P(1), 5S(1)
earlier institution 15G(1)
emergency assistance
5AB
emergency medical assistance
5AAA
enrolled child 5AAA
excluded
concurrent wrongdoer 5AJA(1)
factual causation
5C(1)
fee 20(4)
good
samaritan 5AB
harm 3
health professional 5PA
hospital
16
incompetent person 5I(16)
inherent risk 5E
injured person
5C(3)
institution 15A
insurer
19(8)
interim participant
13A(1)
intoxicated 5L(4)
law practice
15L(1), 16
lifetime participant
13A(1)
loss of earnings 11(2)
LPI
4(2)
medically qualified good samaritan
5AB
medical qualifications 5AB
mental harm 5Q
misconduct
21(3)
MV(CI) Act 13A(1)
non-pecuniary loss
9(4)
obvious risk 5E,
5M
office holder 15B(1), 15D(1)
other person
5AKA(1)
personal injury
3
personal injury damages 3
person
attending 19(11)
person having contact
19(11)
person obtaining information
19(11)
plaintiff 5H(1), 5I(1), 5O(1), 5S(1)
policy decision 5U
potential claimant
16
preceding financial year
4(1)
printed publication 16
public body or officer
5U
public place 16
publish 16
pure mental harm
5Q
recreational activity 5E
recreational
services 5J(7)
relevant financial year
4(1)
relevant quarter 12(6)
relevant time 15F(1)
road
5Z(1)
roads authority 5Z(1)
scope of
liability 5C(1)
staff member
5AAA
structured settlement 14
the relevant
Act 21(1)
tortfeasor
5C(1)
treatment, care and support needs 13A(1)
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