Victorian Current Acts

WRONGS ACT 1958 - SECT 28C

    (1)     This Part applies to an award of personal injury damages, except an award that is excluded by subsection (2).

    (2)     The following awards of damages are excluded from the operation of this Part—

        (a)     an award where the fault concerned is an intentional act that is done with intent to cause death or injury or that is sexual assault or other sexual misconduct;

        (b)     an award to which Part 3, 6 or 10 of the Transport Accident Act 1986 applies;

S. 28C(2)(c) substituted by No. 67/2013 s. 649(Sch. 9 item 36(3)).

        (c)     an award to which Part IV of the Accident Compensation Act 1985 or Part 7 of the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 applies;

        (d)     an award to which the Workers Compensation Act 1958 applies;

        (e)     an award of compensation under Part V of the Country Fire Authority Act 1958
or an award of compensation under a compensation scheme established under the regulations made under that Act;

S. 28C(2)(f) substituted by No. 51/2005 s. 58(11).

        (f)     an award of compensation under Part 4 of the Victoria State Emergency Service Act 2005 ;

        (g)     an award of compensation under Part 6 of the Emergency Management Act 1986 ;

        (h)     an award of compensation under the Police Assistance Compensation Act 1968 ;

              (i)     an award of assistance under the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996 ;

S. 28C(2)(j) amended by No. 16/2010 s. 209(Sch. item 11.2).

        (j)     an award of compensation under the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 ;

        (k)     an award of compensation under Part 8 of the Juries Act 2000 or Part VII of the Juries Act 1967 ;

S. 28C(2)(l) amended by No. 24/2006 s. 6.1.2(Sch. 7 item 49).

        (l)     an award of compensation under Part 5.6 of the Education and Training Reform Act   2006 ;

        (m)     a sum payable under a superannuation scheme or any life or other insurance policy;

        (n)     an award of damages of a class that is excluded by the regulations from the operation of this Part.

S. 28C(2A) inserted by No. 21/2022 s. 90.

    (2A)     To avoid doubt, this Part does not apply to a payment of assistance under the Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance Scheme) Act 2022 .

    (3)     This Part extends to an award of personal injury damages even if the damages are recovered in an action for breach of contract or in any other action.

S. 28D inserted by No. 49/2002 s. 7.