300Section 135BB

300 Section 135BB (1) Section 135BB as inserted by section 9 of the **Asbestos Diseases Compensation Act 2008** applies in respect of an action for damages made before or after the commencement of that section 9. (2) However subsection (1) does not apply to an action commenced before the commencement of section 9 of the **Asbestos Diseases Compensation Act 2008** if— (a) the hearing of the action had commenced before that commencement; or (b) damages were awarded or a settlement was reached (other than for provisional damages) in that action before that commencement. Pt 9 Div. 12 (Heading and ss 301–364) inserted by No. 9/2010 s. 191.