Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) If there are 2 or more respondents to a claim, one of the respondents (the respondents' claim manager ) may act for one or more of the other respondents, with the agreement of those other respondents, for the purposes of the claim.
(2) The respondents' claim manager—
(a) may exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred by this Part in relation to the claim and the claimant for all respondents for whom the respondents' claim manager acts; and
(b) must act as far as practicable with the agreement of the other respondents for whom the respondents' claim manager acts.
(3) Action taken or an agreement made by the respondents' claim manager in relation to the claim is binding on each respondent for whom the respondents' claim manager acts so far as it affects the claimant.
(4) If the respondents' claim manager acts beyond the scope of the respondents' claim manager's authority under the agreement referred to in subsection (1), the respondents' claim manager is liable to each other respondent who is a party to the agreement for any loss suffered by the other respondent.
S. 28LV inserted by No. 60/2003 s. 4.