Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) For the purposes of this Act, a police tort claim is a claim for damages or other relief in respect of an alleged police tort.
(2) A "police tort claim" includes—
(a) an action for damages under Part III of the Wrongs Act 1958 in respect of an alleged police tort; and
(b) a counterclaim for damages or other relief in respect of an alleged police tort committed by a police officer or protective services officer that is made by a person in a legal proceeding brought by the officer against that person; and
(c) any other prescribed action, claim or proceeding in respect of an alleged police tort.
(3) To avoid doubt, subsection (2) does not limit what is a police tort claim.