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PERSONAL INJURIES (LIABILITIES AND DAMAGES) ACT - SECT 10

Criminal conduct of injured person

10. Criminal conduct of injured person

(1) A person does not incur civil liability for a personal injury if the court is satisfied on the balance of probabilities -

(a) that the injury occurred while the injured person was engaged in conduct constituting an offence punishable by imprisonment; and

(b) that the injured person's conduct contributed materially to the risk of that injury.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the court is satisfied -

(a) that the circumstances of the particular case are exceptional; and

(b) that to exclude liability in the circumstances of that particular case would be harsh and unjust.



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