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Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002
59Claimant’s failure to give complying notice of claim
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59 Claimant’s failure to give complying notice of claim
(1) If a claimant does not give a complying notice of claim, the claimant
cannot proceed further with the claim unless—
(a) the respondent to whom notice of the claim was purportedly
given—
(i) has given the claimant a written notice to the effect that the
respondent is satisfied the notice is a complying notice of
claim or the claimant has taken reasonable action to
remedy the noncompliance; or
(ii) is presumed, under section 54 (3) (Respondent’s response
to notice of claim), to be satisfied the notice is a complying
notice of claim; or
(b) the respondent has waived any noncompliance; or
(c) the court, on application by the claimant—
(i) declares that the claimant has remedied the
noncompliance; or
(ii) authorises the claimant to proceed further with the claim
despite the noncompliance.
(2) An order of the court under subsection (1) (c) may be made on
conditions the court considers necessary or appropriate to minimise
prejudice to a respondent from the claimant’s noncompliance.