The Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002 (Qld) applies to claims for personal injuries arising from a course of conduct by AFP officers, including claims for malicious prosecution, and its pre-litigation requirements must be complied with even where the Commonwealth is a party in federal jurisdiction. Section 64B of the AFP Act, which creates vicarious liability for AFP torts, does not render PIPA inconsistent under s 109 of the Constitution because the two statutes operate in different fields — one concerns the nature of liability, the other the manner of pursuing claims.
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