NSWIn ForceAct
Civil Liability Act 2002
27Definitions
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 27
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Civil Liability Act 2002.
#### 27 Definitions
27 Definitions
> In this Part—
>
> consequential mental harm means mental harm that is a consequence of a personal injury of any other kind.
>
> mental harm means impairment of a person’s mental condition.
>
> negligence means failure to exercise reasonable care and skill.
>
> personal injury includes—
>
> > (a) pre-natal injury, and
>
> > (b) impairment of a person’s physical or mental condition, and
>
> > (c) disease.
>
> pure mental harm means mental harm other than consequential mental harm.
>
> **ss 27–29:** Ins 2002 No 92, Sch 1 \[5\].