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Acts are laws made by Parliament

Deaths by Accidents Compensation Act 1952

Public Act	1952 No 35
Date of assent	16 October 1952

Note

This Act is administered in the Department of Justice.

Contents

1 Short Title and commencement

2 Interpretation

3 Act to bind the Crown

Part 1
Actions for damages

4 Right of action when death is caused by negligence, etc

5 Action to be for benefit of family

6 Persons who may bring action

7 Amount of damages

8 Plaintiff to deliver full particulars of claim

9 Money paid into Court may be paid in one sum

10 Limitation of actions

Part 2
Apportionment of damages

11 Interpretation

12 Costs, medical and funeral expenses

13 Damages may be allotted to a dependant or held as class fund

14 Disposition of damages allotted to a dependant

16 Power of Court to authorise advances, etc

17 Variation of orders

18 Considerations to be taken into account in making or varying order

19 Persons who may apply for order or variation of order

20 Orders as to damages recoverable before passing of Act

21 Powers of Court not affected by certain other Acts

22 Validation of certain orders previously made

Part 3
Miscellaneous

23 Repeals and savings

Schedule
Enactments repealed

An Act to consolidate and amend certain enactments relating to actions for damages on behalf of the families of persons killed by accident