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Motor Accidents Act 1988
17ADamages for psychological or psychiatric injury
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17A Damages for psychological or psychiatric injury
17A Damages for psychological or psychiatric injury
The amendments made by the Property (Relationships) Legislation Amendment Act 1999 do not have effect so as to confer on any person a right that the person would not otherwise have had to recover damages of the kind referred to in section 77 in respect of a motor accident that occurred before those amendments took effect.