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Civil Aviation Act 1990

Domestic carriage by air

91ZH: Aggregate liability

You could also call this:

"The law puts a cap on how much airlines have to pay for problems during flights in New Zealand"

The law sets a limit on how much money a carrier, like an airline, has to pay if something goes wrong during a flight within New Zealand. This limit applies to the total amount the carrier might have to pay in all cases, whether the cases are brought to court in New Zealand or in other countries. The same limit also applies to the carrier's workers or representatives when they are doing their job. The exact amount of this limit is explained in another part of the law called section 91ZC.

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Part 9BDomestic carriage by air

91ZHAggregate liability

  1. The limitations referred to in section 91ZC apply to the aggregate liability of a carrier, or a servant or agent of a carrier acting within the scope of the servant's or agent's employment, in all proceedings that are brought against the carrier or servant or agent under the law of New Zealand, together with any proceedings brought against the carrier or servant or agent outside New Zealand.

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  • 1967 No 151 s 34
Notes
  • Section 91ZH: inserted, on , by section 37 of the Civil Aviation Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 8).