South Australian Numbered Acts

DUST DISEASES ACT 2005 (NO 78 OF 2005) - SECT 3

3—Interpretation

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—

"defendant" includes a third-party against whom contribution is sought;

"dust disease" means one or more of the following:

            (a)         asbestosis;

            (b)         asbestos induced carcinoma;

            (c)         asbestos related pleural disease;

            (d)         mesothelioma;

            (e)         any other disease or pathological condition resulting from exposure to asbestos dust;

"dust disease action" means a civil action in which the plaintiff—

            (a)         claims damages for or in relation to a dust disease or the death of a person as a result of a dust disease; and

            (b)         asserts that the dust disease was wholly or partly attributable to a breach of duty owed to the person who suffered the disease by another person;

"injured person" means a person who is suffering from, or who has suffered from, a dust disease.