Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Wrongs Act 1958 - SECT 24AF

Application of Part

24AF. Application of Part



(1) This Part applies to-

   (a)  a claim for economic loss or damage to property in an action for
        damages (whether in tort, in contract, under statute or otherwise)
        arising from a failure to take reasonable care; and

   (b)  a claim for damages for a contravention of section 9 of the
        Fair Trading Act 1999.

(2) If a proceeding involves 2 or more apportionable claims arising out of
different causes of action, liability for the apportionable claims is to be
determined in accordance with this Part as if the claims were a single claim.

(3) A provision of this Part that gives protection from civil liability does
not limit or otherwise affect any protection from liability given by any other
provision of this Act or by another Act or law.