Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Wrongs Act 1958 - SECT 28L

Transitional

28L. Transitional





(1) This Part (except sections 28IA, 28IB, 28IC and 28J(2)) extends to an
award of personal injury damages that relates to an injury received, or to a
death resulting from an injury received, whether before, on or after the
commencement day.

(2) Despite subsection (1)-

   (a)  sections 28F, 28G and 28H do not apply to an award of damages in
        proceedings commenced in a court before the commencement day;

   (b)  section 28I does not apply to an award of damages made before the
        commencement day.

(3) In this section commencement day means the day on which section 7 of the
Wrongs and Other Acts (Public Liability Insurance Reform) Act 2002 comes into
operation.