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Civil Liability and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019
This Act may be cited as the Civil Liability and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019.
Parts 2, 4 and 5 commence on a day to be fixed by proclamation.
Part 2A Liability of institutions for child abuse
abuse, of a child—
(a)for division 2—means sexual abuse or serious physical abuse of the child; or
(i)sexual abuse or serious physical abuse of the child; or
(ii)psychological abuse of the child perpetrated in connection with sexual abuse or serious physical abuse of the child.
abuse claim means a claim arising from the abuse of a child by a person associated with an institution while the child was under the care, supervision, control or authority of the institution.
office of authority, in an institution, includes—
(a)a position as a member of a management committee of the institution; and
(b)a position in which the holder is concerned with, or takes part in, the management of the institution.
(1)For this part, a trust is an associated trust of an institution if the institution uses the trust to carry out its functions or activities and—
(2)Also, a reference in division 4 or 5 to an associated trust of an institution includes a trust in relation to which an order is in force under section 33H(6) (in relation to any abuse claim against the institution).
(a)an officer, office holder, representative, leader, owner, member, employee, agent, volunteer or contractor of the institution; and
(b)for an institution that is a religious organisation—a minister of religion, religious leader or member of the personnel of the organisation; and
33DDuty to prevent child abuse
An institution has a duty to take all reasonable steps to prevent the abuse of a child by a person associated with the institution while the child is under the care, supervision, control or authority of the institution.
(1)This section applies if a person associated with an institution abuses a child while the child is under the care, supervision, control or authority of the institution.
(a)a person (the claimant) suffered abuse as a child by a person associated with an institution (the associated person) while the claimant was under the care, supervision, control or authority of the institution; and
(3)The following apply for the purpose of a proceeding started or continued under subsection (2)—
(a)any liability that the former office holder has or would have had in relation to the cause of action is taken to be a liability of the institution;
(b)anything done by the former office holder is taken to have been done by the institution;
(c)a duty or obligation that the former office holder would have had in relation to the proceeding is a duty or obligation of the institution;
(d)the institution may rely on any defence or immunity that would have been available to the former office holder as a defendant in the proceeding;
(e)any right of the former office holder to be indemnified (including under an insurance policy) in respect of damages awarded in an abuse claim extends to, and indemnifies, the institution.
(a)any liability that the former office holder has or would have had in relation to the cause of action is taken to be a liability of the current office holder;
(b)anything done by the former office holder is taken to have been done by the current office holder;
(c)a duty or obligation that the former office holder would have had in relation to the proceeding is a duty or obligation of the current office holder;
(d)the current office holder may rely on any defence or immunity that would have been available to the former office holder as a defendant in the proceeding;
(e)any right of the former office holder to be indemnified (including under an insurance policy) in respect of damages awarded in an abuse claim extends to, and indemnifies, the current office holder.
(6)On application by the claimant, a court may order that the trustee of a trust is the institution’s nominee if the court is satisfied—
(a)the trust is, or used to be, an associated trust of the institution; and
(b)for a trust that is no longer an associated trust of the institution—a reason for causing the trust to cease to be an associated trust was to try to avoid trust property being applied to satisfy a liability that may be found under a decision on an abuse claim; and
(c)the order would be appropriate.
(7)A court may—
(a)order the institution to do the following within 28 days or any other period the court considers appropriate—
(i)identify to the court any trusts that are, or used to be, associated trusts of the institution;
(ii)provide particular information about the financial capacity of the trusts; and
(b)make any other orders, and give the directions, it considers appropriate for the purpose of establishing—
(i)whether a trust is, or used to be, an associated trust of the institution; or
(ii)the financial capacity of a trust mentioned in subparagraph (i); or
(iii)whether a nominee of the institution has sufficient assets to satisfy a liability that may be found under a decision on the abuse claim; or
(iv)whether it would be appropriate to make an order in relation to a trustee under subsection (6).
The following apply if, under section 33H, there is a nominee for an institution—
(2)The institution may satisfy the liability out of the assets of the institution and the assets of an associated trust of the institution.
(2)The current office holder is not personally liable but may satisfy the liability out of the assets of the institution and the assets of an associated trust of the institution.
(5)The trustee is not liable for a breach of trust only because of doing anything authorised by this section.
33MA References to liability
A reference in this division to a liability under a judgment in, or settlement of, an abuse claim includes any costs associated with a proceeding for the claim.
4AAmendment of s 72A (Application of pt 1A)
Section 72A—
(3)Despite subsection (2)(c) and (d), this part applies to an apology made by or on behalf of an institution in relation to the abuse of a child by a person associated with the institution.
abuse, of a child, means—
(a)sexual abuse or serious physical abuse of the child; or
(b)psychological abuse of the child perpetrated in connection with sexual abuse or serious physical abuse of the child.
institution see section 33A.
Part 8 Transitional provision for Civil Liability and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019
abuse, of a child, for chapter 2, part 2A, see section 33A.
office of authority, for chapter 2, part 2A, see section 33A.
9Insertion of new pt 17
Part 17 Transitional provision for Civil Liability and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019
112Application of amended s 64
(1)Section 64, as amended by the 2019 amendment, applies to an award of damages in a proceeding whether the proceeding was started before or after the commencement of the 2019 amendment.
2019 amendment means the Civil Liability and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019, section 8.
Part 4 Amendment of Limitation of Actions Act 1974
11Amendment of s 11A (No limitation period for actions for child sexual abuse)
(1)Section 11A, ‘sexual’—
(2)Section 11A—
12Insertion of new s 49
49Transitional provision for Civil Liability and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019
(1)Section 48 applies as if—
(a)a reference in the section to section 11A were a reference to section 11A as amended by the 2019 amendment; and
(b)a reference in the section to the commencement of section 11A were a reference to the commencement of the 2019 amendment.
(2)Subsection (1) does not limit the operation of section 48 apart from this section.
2019 amendment means the Civil Liability and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019, section 11.
Part 5 Amendment of Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002
14Amendment of s 9 (Notice of a claim)
(1)Section 9(9C), ‘sexual’—
15Insertion of new ch 4, pt 8
87Time for lodging notice for existing claims
(1)Section 9(9C) and (10), as amended by the 2019 amendment, applies to a claim mentioned in the section arising before or after the commencement of the 2019 amendment.
2019 amendment means the Civil Liability and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019, section 14.