Definitions
24AE Definitions
Pt IVAA (Heading and ss 24AE–24AS) inserted by No. 60/2003 s. 3.
S. 24AE inserted by No. 60/2003 s. 3 (as amended by No. 102/2003 s. 36).
In this Part—
apportionable claim means a claim to which this Part applies;
court includes tribunal and, in relation to a claim for damages, means any court or tribunal by or before which the claim falls to be determined;
damages includes any form of monetary compensation;
defendant includes any person joined as a defendant or other party in the proceeding (except as a plaintiff) whether joined under this Part, under rules of court or otherwise;
injury means personal or bodily injury and includes—
pre-natal injury; and
psychological or psychiatric injury; and
disease; and
aggravation, acceleration or recurrence of an injury or disease.
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