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CIVIL LAW (WRONGS) ACT 2002 - SECT 141 Defence to action for trespass to land

CIVIL LAW (WRONGS) ACT 2002 - SECT 141

Defence to action for trespass to land

It is a defence to an action for trespass to land if the defendant establishes that—

        (a)     the defendant does not claim any interest in the land; and

        (b)     the trespass was because of negligence or was not intentional; and

        (c)     the defendant made a reasonable offer to make amends to the plaintiff before the action was brought.