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PERSONAL INJURIES PROCEEDINGS ACT 2002 - SECT 20C
Notice of claim for damages for child
20C Notice of claim for damages for child
(1) A parent or legal guardian of the claimant must give part 1 of a notice of
a claim under section 9 for the claimant before the earlier of the following
days— (a) the day 6 years after the day when the parent or legal guardian
knew or ought reasonably to have known that the personal injury had occurred;
(b) the day 18 months after the day the parent or legal guardian first
consults a practitioner about the possibility of seeking damages for the
personal injury.
(2) A practitioner acting for a parent or legal guardian
required by subsection (1) to give part 1 of a notice of a claim for a child
must, as soon as practicable after being instructed by the parent or legal
guardian to give part 1 of the notice to the person against whom the
proceeding is proposed to be started, give part 1 of the notice to that
person.
(3) A failure by the practitioner to comply with subsection (2) is
professional misconduct.
(4) For subsection (1) (b) , consultation by a
claimant with a community legal service, whether before or after the
commencement of this subsection, is to be disregarded.
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