Legal Profession Act 2006

In this Part:

claim means a claim for compensation or damages under an Act or other law for a personal injury.

employment includes self-employment.

hospital includes a nursing home, community health facility, medical centre, physiotherapist's rooms, dentist's surgery, hostel and any other premises occupied or used in relation to:

(a) receiving, examining, caring for or treating a person who is injured, sick or mentally ill; or

(b) providing a service for maintaining, improving or restoring a person's health and wellbeing.

incident includes an accident, circumstance, act or omission.

newspaper includes a magazine, journal, periodical and directory.

personal injury, see section 3 of the Personal Injuries (Liabilities and Damages) Act 2003.

potential claimant means:

(a) a person who may be entitled to make a claim because the person suffers or may suffer a personal injury arising out of an incident; or

(b) another person who has or may be entitled to make a claim in relation to a person mentioned in paragraph (a).

reward includes:

(a) a bonus, commission, cash payment, deduction, discount, rebate, remission or other valuable consideration; and