CIVIL LAW (WRONGS) ACT 2002 - SECT 101 Definitions—pt 7.3
CIVIL LAW (WRONGS) ACT 2002 - SECT 101
Definitions—pt 7.3In this part:
"court" includes arbitrator.
"damage" means loss of any kind (including loss of life, personal injury, damage to property and economic loss).
"wrong" means an act or omission (whether or not an offence)—
(a) that gives rise to a liability in tort in relation to which a defence of contributory negligence is available at common law; or
(b) that amounts to a breach of a contractual duty of care that is concurrent and coextensive with a duty of care in tort.