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Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading Act 2012
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217 Actions for damages
(1) A person who suffers loss, injury or damage because of a contravention of a provision of this Act may recover the amount of the loss or damage or damages in respect of the injury by proceeding against any person who contravened the provision or was involved in the contravention.
(2) Except in accordance with section 182(3), a person may not recover in VCAT an amount for any personal injury suffered.
(3) A proceeding under this section may be brought before VCAT or in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(4) A proceeding under subsection (1) must not be commenced more than 6 years after the date on which the cause of action accrued.
This subsection is subject to Part IIA of the **Limitation of Actions Act 1958**.