12Liability of Commonwealth etc. for death or injury

12 Liability of Commonwealth etc. for death or injury

Subject to this Part, where this Part applies to the carriage of a person, the Commonwealth, or, if the person is employed by a Commonwealth authority or a Commonwealth authority has borne, or is to bear, the cost of his or her carriage or has arranged for or authorized his or her carriage, that Commonwealth authority, is liable for damage sustained by reason of the death of that person or any personal injury suffered by that person resulting from an accident that took place on board the aircraft or in the course of any of the operations of embarking or disembarking.