Application of division
9 Application of division
This division does not—
apply to a tort committed before 12 January 1953; orEditor’s note—
This is the commencement date of the Law Reform (Tortfeasors Contribution, Contributory Negligence, and Division of Chattels) Act 1952.
affect a criminal prosecution against a person; or
render enforceable an agreement for indemnity that would not otherwise have been enforceable.
However, subsection (1)(c) does not apply to a claim for contribution or any liability arising from that claim if—
the Law Reform (Tortfeasors Contribution, Contributory Negligence, and Division of Chattels) Act 1952, repealed section 7, would have applied to the claim apart from its repeal; and
the act or omission giving rise to the claim happened before 1 June 1968.
Editor’s note—
This is the commencement date of the Law Reform (Husband and Wife) Act 1968.
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