Asbestos-related Claims (Management of Commonwealth Liabilities) Act 2005
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asbestos‐related claim | means a claim for the payment of compensation or damages to a person in respect of an asbestos‐related condition suffered by the person or another person arising from a breach of a common law or statutory duty of care by: (a) the Commonwealth; or |
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asbestos‐related condition | means: (a) asbestosis; or (b) an asbestos‐induced carcinoma; or (c) an asbestos‐related non‐malignant pleural disease; or (d) mesothelioma; or |
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claim | : (a) means a claim or demand of any kind (whether or not involving legal proceedings); and (b) includes proceedings of any kind. |
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Comcare | means the body corporate established by section 68 of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 . |
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Commonwealth authority | means: |
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contract of insurance | includes a contract which, however expressed and in whatever form, is in substance an indemnity or guarantee. |
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court | (except in section 15) includes: (a) a tribunal; and (b) any judge or person acting judicially or authorised by law or consent of parties to hear, receive and examine evidence. |
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Finance Minister | means the Minister who administers the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 . |
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liability | means a of any kind (whether actual, potential or contingent) but does not include a arising under: (a) a contract of insurance; or |
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subject to appeal | : a judgment or order is until: (a) any applicable time limits for lodging an appeal (however described) against the judgment or order have expired; and |
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