BUILDING ACT 2004 - SECT 141 Limit of liability of people jointly or severally liable
BUILDING ACT 2004 - SECT 141
Limit of liability of people jointly or severally liable(1) A court that decides an award of damages in a building action must give judgment against each defendant to the action who is found to be jointly or severally liable for the damage for the proportion of the total amount of the damages that the court considers to be just, having regard to the extent of that defendant's responsibility for the loss or damage.
(2) The liability for damages of a person found to be jointly or severally liable for damages in a building action is limited to the amount for which judgment is given against the person, even if another Act or a rule of law provides otherwise.
(3) A person found to be liable for a proportionate part of damages under subsection (1) in a building action is not liable to contribute to the damages apportioned to anyone else in the action or to indemnify any other person in relation to the damages.