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CIVIL LIABILITY ACT 2002 - SECT 5N

5N .         Injured person presumed to be aware of obvious risk

        (1)         In determining liability for damages for harm caused by the fault of a person, the person who suffers harm is presumed to have been aware of the risk of harm if it was an obvious risk, unless the person proves on the balance of probabilities that he or she was not aware of the risk.

        (2)         For the purpose of this section, a person is aware of a risk if the person is aware of the type or kind of risk, even if the person is not aware of the precise nature, extent or manner of occurrence of the risk.

        [Section 5N inserted: No. 58 of 2003 s. 8.]



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