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LAW REFORM (IPP RECOMMENDATIONS) ACT 2004 (NO 9 OF 2004) - SECT 40

40—Amendment and redesignation of section 24J—Presumption of contributory negligence where injured person intoxicated

        (1)         Section 24J(2)—after paragraph (b) insert:

            (c)         —

                  (i)         the intoxication is wholly attributable to the use of drugs in accordance with the prescription or instructions of a medical practitioner; and

                  (ii)         the injured person was complying with the instructions and recommendations of the medical practitioner and the manufacturer of the drugs as to what he or she should do, or avoid doing, while under the influence of the drugs.

        (2)         Section 24J—redesignate the section as amended by this section as section 46



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