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CIVIL LAW (WRONGS) AMENDMENT BILL 2002 (NO 2)
2002
THE
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL
TERRITORY
CIVIL
LAW (WRONGS) AMENDMENT BILL 2002 (NO
2)
EXPLANATORY
MEMORANDUM
Circulated
by authority of
Roslyn
Dundas MLA
Member for
Ginninderra
EXPLANATORY
MEMORANDUM
Outline
This
Bill sets out a series of amendments to the Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002
to incorporate domestic relationships within the principal
act.
Revenue/Cost
Implications
There is no additional cost involved in the
Bill.
Formal
Clauses
Part 1-
Preliminary
Clauses 1 and 2 are formal
requirements. They deal with the short title of the Bill, and the commencement
provisions.
Clause 3 identifies
the Act being amended.
Clause 4
adds the definition of ‘domestic
relationship’ to the definition of ‘member of a dead person’s
family’ applicable to section 3.1 of the Act. The definition of
‘domestic relationship’ is the same as in the Domestic
Relationships Act 1994.
Clause 5 inserts a new provision that
includes a person in a domestic relationship as a member of the dead
person’s family, if they were in a domestic relationship immediately prior
to the death.
Clause 6 adds the definition of
‘domestic relationship’ to the definition of ‘family
member’ applicable to section 3.2 of the Act. The definition of
‘domestic relationship’ is the same as in the Domestic
Relationships Act
1994.
Clause 7 inserts
a new provision that includes a person in a domestic relationship as a member of
the person’s family, if they were in a domestic
relationship.
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