Part 2
Contracts legislation
Contractual privity
12Deed or contract for benefit of person who is not party to deed or contract
This section applies to a promise contained in a deed or contract that confers, or purports to confer, a benefit on a person, designated by name, description, or reference to a class, who is not a party to the deed or contract.
The promisor is under an obligation, enforceable by the beneficiary, to perform the promise.
This section applies whether or not the person referred to in subsection (1) is in existence when the deed or contract is made.