2007

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

CIVIL LAW (WRONGS) AMENDMENT REGULATION 2007 (No 1)

SL2007-25

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

 Circulated by authority of 
Simon Corbell MLA
Attorney General

Outline

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).  

Clause 2	Commencement 

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.  

Clause 4	New section 13

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.