Asbestos-Related Diseases (Occupational Exposure) Compensation Act 2011
102Interpretation of Part 10
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102 Interpretation of Part 10
(1) In this Part –
damages means damages recoverable (whether by virtue of an enactment or otherwise) in respect of any civil liability, however arising.
(2) In this Part, a reference to –
(a) a lump sum amount received by a person under this Act in relation to an asbestos-related disease; or
(b) a lump sum amount to which a person is entitled under this Act in relation to an asbestos-related disease –
includes a reference to such a lump sum amount that relates in part to another asbestos-related disease.