Section 47 — Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW)

Part applies to civil liability for death, injury or property damage

(1) This Part applies to civil liability of any kind for personal injury damages (as defined in Part 2) or damage to property.
(2) This Part does not apply to civil liability that is excluded from the operation of this Part by section 3B.

Sourced from the New South Wales Legislation website at 8 June 2026. For the latest information on New South Wales Government legislation please go to https://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

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s 44 — When public or other authority not liable for failure to exercise regulatory functions
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s 48 — Definition of “intoxication”
s 49 — Effect of intoxication on duty and standard of care
s 50 — No recovery where person intoxicated

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