Section 70 — Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW)

(1) This Part applies to any claim for damages in civil proceedings for the birth of a child, regardless of whether that claim is made in tort, in contract, under statute or otherwise.
(2) This Part does not apply to any claim for damages by a child in civil proceedings for personal injury (within the meaning of Part 1A) sustained by the child pre-natally or during birth.
(3) This Part does not apply to civil liability that is excluded from the operation of this Part by section 3B but, despite that section, does apply to liability of the kind referred to in section 3B(1)(a).

Related sections

• s 67 — Application of Part
• s 68 — Definition
• s 69 — Effect of apology on liability
• s 71 — Limitation of the award of damages for the birth of a child
• s 72 — Trespass or nuisance by aircraft
• s 73 — Surface damage by aircraft or articles falling from aircraft

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