73What is a police tort claim?

73 What is a police tort claim? (1) For the purposes of this Act, a ***police tort claim*** is a claim for damages or other relief in respect of an alleged police tort. (2) A ***police tort claim*** includes— (a) an action for damages under Part III of the **Wrongs Act 1958** in respect of an alleged police tort; and (b) a counterclaim for damages or other relief in respect of an alleged police tort committed by a police officer or protective services officer that is made by a person in a legal proceeding brought by the officer against that person; and (c) any other prescribed action, claim or proceeding in respect of an alleged police tort. (3) To avoid doubt, subsection (2) does not limit what is a police tort claim.