TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (MARINE POLLUTION) ACT 1995 - SECT 128F
Damages entitlement or other remedy for reprisal
TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (MARINE POLLUTION) ACT 1995 - SECT 128F
Damages entitlement or other remedy for reprisal
128F Damages entitlement or other remedy for reprisal
(1) A reprisal is a tort and a person who takes a reprisal is liable in
damages to anyone who suffers detriment as a result.
(2) Any appropriate
remedy that may be granted by a court for a tort may be granted by a court for
the taking of a reprisal.
(3) If the claim for damages goes to trial in the
Supreme Court or the District Court, it must be decided by a judge sitting
without a jury.
(4) This section does not limit any other remedy that may be
available at law to the person against whom the reprisal is taken.
