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Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1965
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13 Compensation to relatives
13 Compensation to relatives
(1) No action for damages for the benefit of dependants of a deceased person under the Compensation to Relatives Act 1897 is defeated by the contributory negligence or breach of statutory duty of the deceased person.
(2) The damages recoverable in such an action are not reduced by reason of the contributory negligence or of the breach of statutory duty of the deceased person.
s 13: Rep 1973 No 9, Sch 2. Ins 2000 No 111, Sch 1 [3].