Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1971 (NI)

NORFOLK ISLAND

LAW REFORM (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 1971

[Consolidated as at 20 December 2013 on the authority of the Administrator and in accordance with the Enactments Reprinting Act 1980] ________

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY 1. Short title 2. Parts 3. Act to bind Crown

PART 2 – SURVIVAL OF CAUSES OF ACTION 4. Effect of death on certain causes of action 5. Damages in actions that survive under this Part 6. Conditions precedent to survival of causes of action 7. Provision for cases where person liable dies before or at time of damage 8. Savings of other rights

….

PART 4 – PROCEEDINGS AGAINST AND CONTRIBUTIONS BETWEEN TORTFEASORS 10. Interpretation 11. Proceedings against and contribution between joint and several tortfeasors 12. Extent of contribution 13. Exemption 14. Interpretation 15. Apportionment of liability 16. Application of Part 4 17. Claims by third parties 18. Pleading of statute of limitations 19. Where case is tried with jury 20. Savings

PART 6 – COMMON EMPLOYMENT 21.Abolition of rule of common employment

PART 7 – INJURY ARISING FROM MENTALOR NERVOUS SHOCK 22. Definitions 23. Personal injury received from mental or nervous shock 24. Extension of liability in certain cases

PART 8 – ATTACHMENT OF INSURANCE MONEYS 25. Amount of liability to be charge on insurance moneys payable against that liability 26. Enforcement of charge 27. Protection of insurer

NORFOLK ISLAND

Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1971 _______________________________________________________________________

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1971. Parts 2. This Act is divided into Parts, as follows  Part1 - Preliminary (Sections 1-3). Part 2 - Survival of Causes of Action (Sections 4-8). Part 3 - Torts and Ante-nuptial Obligations of Wives (Section 9). Part 4 - Proceedings against and Contributions between Tortfeasors (Sections 10-13). Part 5 - Contributory Negligence (Sections 14-20). Part 6 - Common Employment (Section 21). Part 7 - Injury arising from Mental or Nervous Shock (Sections 22-24). Part 8 - Attachment of Insurance 25-27). Act to bind Crown 3. This Act binds the Crown.