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Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002
214Abolition of rules relating exclusively to liability for
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214 Abolition of rules relating exclusively to liability for
damage by animals
The common law rule known as the rule in Searle v Wallbank and all
other common law rules relating exclusively to liability for damages
for tort for damage caused by an animal (including any rule relating
to the nature or propensity of an animal, or a class of animals, or
knowledge of that nature or propensity) are abolished.