Civil liability and injury legislation
Civil liability and personal injury legislation
A focused index for civil liability, negligence, personal injury, motor accident, limitation and damages legislation already in Zoe.
Priority instruments
Common liability and injury lookups
- NSWIn ForceActNo. 22 of 2002
Civil Liability Act 2002
The Civil Liability Act 2002 sets out rules for civil claims involving harm or injury in New South Wales. It explains when someone can be held responsible for causing damage (mainly through negligence, which...
1,886 case citations
- NSWIn ForceActNo. 31 of 1969
Limitation Act 1969
The Limitation Act 1969 sets time limits (called limitation periods) for when you can start a legal case in New South Wales courts. It covers most types of disputes, such as broken contracts (usually 6 years...
1,181 case citations
- NSWIn ForceActNo. 41 of 1999
Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999
The Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 creates a scheme in New South Wales for dealing with injuries from car accidents. It requires all vehicle owners to have compulsory third-party insurance (a policy...
789 case citations
- VICIn ForceAct
Wrongs Act 1958
The Wrongs Act 1958 is Victoria's core law on civil wrongs (known as torts). It explains when one person or organisation can be held legally responsible for harming another, and how courts calculate fair...
159 case citations
- VICIn ForceAct
Limitation of Actions Act 1958
The Limitation of Actions Act 1958 sets strict time limits (called limitation periods) for starting most types of legal cases in Victorian courts and VCAT. After the limit expires, you usually cannot bring...
108 case citations
- QLDIn ForceActNo. 75 of 1974
Limitation of Actions Act 1974
This law sets strict deadlines (limitation periods) for starting most civil court cases in Queensland. It covers common disputes like broken contracts (usually 6 years from when the problem happened),...
107 case citations
- NSWIn ForceActNo. 19 of 2017
Civil Liability (Third Party Claims Against Insurers) Act 2017
This Act lets a person owed money for damages, compensation or legal costs (the claimant) sue an insurance company directly instead of (or as well as) the person or business who caused the harm, but only if...
93 case citations
- NSWIn ForceActNo. 10 of 2017
Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017
The Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 sets up a compulsory insurance scheme in New South Wales for people hurt in car crashes. It requires all vehicle owners to buy third-party insurance (a CTP policy) that...
66 case citations
- QLDIn ForceActNo. 16 of 2003
Civil Liability Act 2003
The Civil Liability Act 2003 sets out rules for when someone can be held responsible for causing harm to another person and how much compensation (damages) can be awarded. It mainly covers claims for personal...
60 case citations
- NSWIn ForceActNo. 18 of 2020
Personal Injury Commission Act 2020
The Personal Injury Commission Act 2020 creates a single independent tribunal (the Commission) to handle disputes about injuries from work, motor vehicle accidents, and the police officer support scheme. It...
55 case citations
Current instruments
Liability, limitation and injury material
- SAIn ForceAct
Civil Liability Act 1936
The Civil Liability Act 1936 is South Australia's main law that decides when one person or organisation must pay compensation to another for harm caused by careless...
41 case citations
- TASIn ForceActNo. 14 of 1954
Wrongs Act 1954
The Wrongs Act 1954 (Tasmania) updates the rules for lawsuits where damage (such as injury, death, property harm or financial loss) is caused by the fault of more than...
7 case citations
- NSWIn ForceRegulationNo. 34 of 2021
Personal Injury Commission Rules 2021
The Personal Injury Commission Rules 2021 set out the practical, day-to-day procedures for handling disputes in New South Wales' Personal Injury Commission (PIC). The...
21 case citations
- QLDIn ForceActNo. 24 of 2002
Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002
The Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002 imposes a strict pre‑action process for most Queensland personal injury claims: detailed written notice (with medical reports...
19 case citations
- NTIn ForceAct
Personal Injuries (Liabilities and Damages) Act 2003
This Northern Territory law changes the rules around claims for personal injuries. It protects volunteers, good Samaritans, food donors, and property owners from being...
11 case citations
- NSWIn ForceRegulationNo. 746 of 2020
Personal Injury Commission Regulation 2020
The Personal Injury Commission Regulation 2020 establishes appointment and eligibility rules for the Commission’s decision‑makers, medical assessors and accredited...
3 case citations
- NTIn ForceRegulation
PERSONAL INJURIES (LIABILITIES AND DAMAGES) REGULATIONS 2003
These regulations are subordinate rules under the Personal Injuries (Liabilities and Damages) Act (NT), effective 1 May 2003, setting out the technical procedures and...
- QLDIn ForceRegulationNo. 55 of 2025
Personal Injuries Proceedings Indexation Notice 2025
Read Personal Injuries Proceedings Indexation Notice 2025, a regulation in Zoe.
- QLDIn ForceRegulationNo. 91 of 2026
Personal Injuries Proceedings Indexation Notice 2026
Read Personal Injuries Proceedings Indexation Notice 2026, a regulation in Zoe.
- QLDIn ForceRegulationNo. 110 of 2025
Personal Injuries Proceedings Regulation 2025
This Queensland regulation prescribes the mandatory pre‑claim notice process for personal injury and related death or medical‑negligence claims: who must send a formal...
- NSWIn ForceActNo. 102 of 1988
Motor Accidents Act 1988
The Motor Accidents Act 1988 creates a fault-based compensation scheme for people killed or injured in motor vehicle accidents in New South Wales. All vehicle owners...
165 case citations
- NSWIn ForceActNo. 16 of 2006
Motor Accidents (Lifetime Care and Support) Act 2006
This law creates a no-fault lifetime care scheme for people with serious injuries from car accidents in New South Wales. If you are badly hurt in a motor vehicle...
20 case citations
- QLDIn ForceActNo. 9 of 1994
Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994
This Act establishes compulsory third‑party (CTP) motor‑vehicle insurance in Queensland, requiring every registered vehicle to carry cover for death and personal injury...
18 case citations
- NSWIn ForceRegulationNo. 498 of 2017
Motor Accident Injuries Regulation 2017
This regulation sets out the detailed rules supporting NSW's motor accident injuries scheme. It defines key terms like 'threshold injury' (covering soft tissue injuries...
13 case citations
- NSWIn ForceActNo. 17 of 2006
Motor Accidents Compensation Amendment Act 2006
The Motor Accidents Compensation Amendment Act 2006 makes a targeted change to the rules governing compulsory third-party insurance for motor vehicles in New South...
11 case citations
- NTIn ForceAct
Motor Accidents (Compensation) Act 1979
This Act creates a no-fault compensation scheme for people killed or injured in motor vehicle accidents in the Northern Territory. Instead of suing the at-fault driver...
7 case citations
- TASIn ForceActNo. 71 of 1973
Motor Accidents (Liabilities and Compensation) Act 1973
Creates a state‑managed compulsory third‑party motor accidents scheme run by the Motor Accidents Insurance Board: vehicle owners/users pay Board‑set premiums, and the...
2 case citations
- NSWIn ForceRegulationNo. 491 of 2020
Motor Accidents Compensation Regulation 2020
This Regulation caps and indexes recoverable legal, medical and expert fees in NSW motor-accident claims, limits recoverable experts, and sets rules for GST, travel...
1 case citation
- NTIn ForceRegulation
MOTOR ACCIDENTS (COMPENSATION) APPEAL TRIBUNAL RULES 1986
These rules set the procedure for appealing motor-accident compensation decisions to the Northern Territory’s Motor Accidents (Compensation) Appeal Tribunal. They...
- NTIn ForceRegulation
MOTOR ACCIDENTS (COMPENSATION) REGULATIONS 1984
These Regulations set detailed rules for how motor-accident compensation is assessed and paid in the Northern Territory. They prescribe medical guides, alcohol...
- SAIn ForceAct
Motor Accident Commission Act 1992
This Act continues the Motor Accident Commission (MAC) as a state‑owned statutory authority and establishes its governance, powers and financial framework for managing...
- ACTIn ForceRegulationNo. 10 of 2020
Motor Accident Injuries (ACAT Costs Orders) Regulation 2020
This regulation allows the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal (ACAT) to order one party to pay another party’s costs for an external review of an ACAT reviewable...
- NSWIn ForceRegulationNo. 523 of 2017
Motor Accident Injuries (Indexation) Order 2017
This NSW Order regularly updates the dollar caps, thresholds and limits used in the motor accident injuries compensation scheme, effectively indexing those amounts to...
- ACTIn ForceRegulationNo. 7 of 2020
Motor Accident Injuries (Insurer Information Collection) Regulation 2020
Requires licensed insurers in the ACT to submit an MAI commission‑approved monthly return within 7 days after each month, giving detailed data on every motor‑accident...