PERSONAL INJURIES (LIABILITIES AND DAMAGES) AMENDMENT ACT 2022 (NO 13 OF 2022) - SECT 4 Section 3 amended (Definitions)

PERSONAL INJURIES (LIABILITIES AND DAMAGES) AMENDMENT ACT 2022 (NO 13 OF 2022) - SECT 4

(1)     Section 3, heading

    omit

    Definitions

    insert

    Interpretation

(2)     Section 3, before "In this Act"

    insert

    (1)    

(3)     Section 3

insert

"child "means an individual who is under the age of 18 years.

"child abuse "means any of the following perpetrated against a child:

    (a)     sexual abuse;

    (b)     serious physical abuse;

    (c)     psychological abuse that arises from abuse specified in paragraph (a) or (b) or both.

"civil wrong", for Part 4A, see section 32A.

"civil wrong settlement", for Part 4A, see section 32A.

"offender", for Part 4A, see section 32A.

"public entity defendant", for Part 4A, see section 32C.

"Public Trustee "means the Public Trustee appointed under section 8 of the Public Trustee Act 1979 .

"victim claim", for Part 4A, see section 32A.

(4)     Section 3, at the end

    insert

Note for subsection (1)

The Interpretation Act 1978 contains definitions and other provisions that may be relevant to this Act.

    (2)     For subsection (1), definition child abuse , paragraph (b), conduct that was lawful at the time it occurred is not child abuse.