Section 7B — Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW)

Object of Part

The object of this Part is to provide a way for a person to seek to have an agreement set aside if—
(a) the agreement settled a claim for child abuse perpetrated against the person, and
(b) at the time of the agreement, there were certain legal barriers to the person being fully compensated through a legal cause of action.

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Related sections

s 6P — Special provisions applying when trustees of associated trust appointed
s 6Q — Rules of court
s 7A — Definitions
s 7C — Meaning of “affected agreement”
s 7D — Court may set aside affected agreement
s 7E — Court may also set aside other things

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