Section 5.1 — Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 (NSW)

Definition of “no-fault motor accident”

(cf s 7A MACA)
In this Part—
no-fault motor accident means a motor accident in the State not caused by the fault of the owner or driver of any motor vehicle involved in the accident in the use or operation of the vehicle and not caused by the fault of any other person.

Sourced from the New South Wales Legislation website at 9 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.

Related sections

s 4.20 — Exemplary or punitive damages
s 4.21 — Apportionment of damages
s 4.22 — Indexation of maximum for non-economic loss damages
s 5.2 — Liability in case of no-fault motor accident
s 5.3 — Presumption that motor accident is no-fault
s 5.4 — No recovery of damages for driver who caused accident

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