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Civil Liability Act 2002
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#### 5C Other principles
5C Other principles
> In proceedings relating to liability for negligence—
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> > (a) the burden of taking precautions to avoid a risk of harm includes the burden of taking precautions to avoid similar risks of harm for which the person may be responsible, and
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> > (b) the fact that a risk of harm could have been avoided by doing something in a different way does not of itself give rise to or affect liability for the way in which the thing was done, and
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> > (c) the subsequent taking of action that would (had the action been taken earlier) have avoided a risk of harm does not of itself give rise to or affect liability in respect of the risk and does not of itself constitute an admission of liability in connection with the risk.
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> **pt 1A, div 2 (ss 5B, 5C):** Ins 2002 No 92, Sch 1 \[1\].