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CIVIL LAW (WRONGS) AMENDMENT REGULATION 2007 (NO 1) (NO 25 OF 2007)
2007
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL
TERRITORY
CIVIL LAW (WRONGS) AMENDMENT
REGULATION 2007 (No 1)
EXPLANATORY
STATEMENT
Circulated by authority of
Simon Corbell MLA
Attorney
General
Section 4.29(1) of schedule 4 of the Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002 (the
Act) imposes an obligation on professionals in their promotional documentation
to notify their clients that their occupational liability is limited. Section
4.29(3) provides that a particular form of statement may be prescribed, in a
regulation, for use by professionals for this purpose.
The regulation prescribes the statement, ‘Liability limited by a scheme
approved under the Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002, sch 4 (Professional
Standards)’, and that it must be printed in a size not less than the face
measurement of Times New Roman typeface in eight (8) point. This size ensures
that consumers will readily observe the statement and also not take up too much
space on business correspondence.
The Regulation is made under section
223 of the Act, which empowers the Executive to make regulations for the Act.
NOTES ON CLAUSES
Clause 1 Name of regulation
This clause explains that
the name of the regulation is the Civil Law (Wrongs) Amendment Regulation
2007 (No 1).
This clause states that the regulation will commence on 29 October
2007.
Clause 3 Legislation amended
This clause
explains that the regulation amends the Civil Law (Wrongs) Regulation
2003.
This clause inserts a new section into the Civil Law (Wrongs)
Regulation 2003. The new section prescribes the statement, ‘Liability
limited by a scheme approved under the Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002, sch 4
(Professional Standards)’ and that this statement is to be printed in a
size not less than the face measurement of Times New Roman typeface in eight (8)
point.