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LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2006 (NO 38 OF 2006) - SECT 289

Definitions

    In this Part:

"claim" means a claim for compensation or damages under an Act or other law for a personal injury;

"employment" includes self-employment;

"hospital" includes a nursing home, community health facility, medical centre, physiotherapist's rooms, dentist's surgery, hostel and any other premises occupied or used in relation to:

    (a)     receiving, examining, caring for or treating a person who is injured, sick or mentally ill; or

    (b)     providing a service for maintaining, improving or restoring a person's health and wellbeing;

"incident" includes an accident, circumstance, act or omission;

"newspaper" includes a magazine, journal, periodical and directory;

"personal injury", see section 3 of the Personal Injuries (Liabilities and Damages) Act ;

"potential claimant" means:

    (a)     a person who may be entitled to make a claim because the person suffers or may suffer a personal injury arising out of an incident; or

    (b)     another person who has or may be entitled to make a claim in relation to a person mentioned in paragraph (a);

"reward" includes:

    (a)     a bonus, commission, cash payment, deduction, discount, rebate, remission or other valuable consideration; and

    (b)     employment, or an agreement to employ, in any capacity.



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