Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Supreme Court Act 1986 - SECT 46

Liability for loss of life or personal injuries

46. Liability for loss of life or personal injuries



(1) If, owing to the fault of two or more vessels, a person on board one of
those vessels suffers loss of life or personal injuries, the owners of the
vessels are jointly and individually liable.

(2) Nothing in this section-

   (a)  deprives any person of a right of defence on which, apart from this
        section, that person might have relied; or

   (b)  affects the right of any person to limit that person's liability in
        any lawful manner.