Western Australian Consolidated Acts

CIVIL LIABILITY ACT 2002 - NOTES

Notes

¹ This is a compilation of the Civil Liability Act 2002 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table. The table also contains information about any reprint.

Compilation table

Short title	Number and year	Assent	Commencement
Civil Liability Act 2002	35 of 2002	20 Nov 2002	s. 1 and 2: 20 Nov 2002; Act other than s. 1 and 2: 1 Jan 2003 (see s. 2 and Gazette 17 Dec 2002 p. 5905)
Civil Liability Amendment Act 2003	58 of 2003	30 Oct 2003	s. 1 and 2: 30 Oct 2003; Act other than s. 1, 2, 9 and 14: 1 Dec 2003 (see s. 2 and Gazette 28 Nov 2003 p. 4773); s. 9 and 14: 1 Dec 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 26 Nov 2004 p. 5309)
Acts Amendment and Repeal (Courts and Legal Practice) Act 2003 s. 19	65 of 2003	4 Dec 2003	1 Jan 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Dec 2003 p. 5722)
Workers’ Compensation Reform Act 2004 s. 174	42 of 2004	9 Nov 2004	4 Jan 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7131)
Civil Liability Amendment Act 2004	43 of 2004	9 Nov 2004	Act other than Pt. 3: 9 Nov 2004 (see s. 2(1)); Pt. 3: 1 Dec 2004 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 26 Nov 2004 p. 5309)
Psychologists Act 2005 s. 108	28 of 2005	12 Dec 2005	4 May 2007 (see s. 2 and Gazette 4 May 2007 p. 1963)
Optometrists Act 2005 s. 109	29 of 2005	12 Dec 2005	20 Apr 2007 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Mar 2007 p. 1451)
Podiatrists Act 2005 s. 109	30 of 2005	12 Dec 2005	30 May 2007 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 May 2007 p. 2486)
Chiropractors Act 2005 s. 109	31 of 2005	12 Dec 2005	1 Aug 2007 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Jul 2007 p. 3789)
Physiotherapists Act 2005 s. 109	32 of 2005	12 Dec 2005	23 Feb 2007 (see s. 2 and Gazette 20 Feb 2007 p. 505)
Osteopaths Act 2005 s. 108	33 of 2005	12 Dec 2005	30 May 2007 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 May 2007 p. 2486)
Occupational Therapists Act 2005 s. 109	42 of 2005	19 Dec 2005	1 Aug 2007 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Jul 2007 p. 3789)
Reprint 1: The Civil Liability Act 2002 as at 10 Feb 2006 (includes amendments listed above, except those in the Psychologists Act 2005, the Optometrists Act 2005, the Podiatrists Act 2005, the Chiropractors Act 2005, the Physiotherapists Act 2005, the Osteopaths Act 2005 and the Occupational Therapists Act 2005)
Medical Radiation Technologists Act 2006 s. 105	21 of 2006	9 Jun 2006	1 Jul 2007 (see s. 2 and Gazette 26 Jun 2007 p. 3013)
Nurses and Midwives Act 2006 s. 114	50 of 2006	6 Oct 2006	19 Sep 2007 (see s. 2 and Gazette 18 Sep 2007 p. 4711)
Reprint 2: The Civil Liability Act 2002 as at 5 Oct 2007 (includes amendments listed above)

Legal Profession Act 2008 s. 646	21 of 2008	27 May 2008	1 Mar 2009 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 27 Feb 2009 p. 511)
Medical Practitioners Act 2008 s. 162	22 of 2008	27 May 2008	1 Dec 2008 (see s. 2 and Gazette 25 Nov 2008 p. 4989)

Acts Amendment (Consent to Medical Treatment) Act 2008 Pt. 3	25 of 2008	19 Jun 2008	27 Jun 2009 (see s. 2 and Gazette 26 Jun 2009 p. 2565)
Statutes (Repeals and Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2009 s. 33	8 of 2009	21 May 2009	22 May 2009 (see s. 2(b))