Civil Liability Bill 2002 |
| Bill No. |
138 |
| Long Title |
The objective of this Bill is to reduce public liability insurance premiums and/or improve insurance availability, through regulating the recovery of damages for death or injury. The aim is to achieve cost reduction, claims cost containment for the future, improving certainty and predictability in the insurance system and changing social and legal attitudes toward the assumption of and liability of risk. The Bill also places restrictions on advertising for personal injury legal services. |
| Status |
Assented to
Royal Assent given 20 Nov 2002 as Act No. 35 of 2002. Different sections of this Act come into operation on Royal Assent and Proclamation. For details refer to Commencement Clause of the Bill (see also Assent and Commencement information for Acts)
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Progress
| Legislative Assembly | | Date | Note No. | Related Documents |
| Introduced | | 08/14/2002 | | |
| First Reading | | 08/14/2002 | | |
| Second Reading | | 08/14/2002 | | |
| Second Reading Speech | | | |  |
| Second Reading Agreed | | 09/17/2002 | | |
| Consideration in Detail | | 10/17/2002 | | |
| Amendments adopted | | 10/22/2002 | | |
| Third Reading | | 10/24/2002 | | |
| Legislative Council | | Date | Note No. | Related Documents |
| First Reading | | 10/24/2002 | | |
| Second Reading | | 10/24/2002 | | |
| Second Reading Speech | | | | |
| Second Reading Agreed | | 11/13/2002 | | |
| Committee of the whole | | 11/13/2002 | | |
| Third Reading | | 11/13/2002 | | |
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