WRONGS ACT 1958 - SECT 43 Definitions

WRONGS ACT 1958 - SECT 43

In this Part—

"court" includes tribunal, and, in relation to a claim for damages, means any court or tribunal by or before which the claim falls to be determined;

"damages" includes any form of monetary compensation;

"harm" means harm of any kind and includes—

        (a)     injury or death; and

        (b)     damage to property; and

        (c)     economic loss;

"injury" means personal or bodily injury and includes—

        (a)     pre-natal injury; and

        (b)     psychological or psychiatric injury; and

        (c)     disease; and

        (d)     aggravation, acceleration or recurrence of an injury or disease;

"negligence" means failure to exercise reasonable care.

S. 44 inserted by No. 102/2003 s. 3.