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How wrongful death claims work in Tasmania: the Fatal Accidents Act 1934, who counts as a member of the family, damages, contributory negligence and time limits.
How wrongful death claims work in South Australia under the Civil Liability Act 1936: eligible relatives, the solatium payment, and the three-year time limit.
How wrongful death claims work in Queensland: the Civil Proceedings Act 2011, who can claim, what damages cover, and the three-year time limit.
How wrongful death claims work in the Northern Territory: the Compensation (Fatal Injuries) Act, who can claim, solatium, nervous shock, and the three-year time limit.
How wrongful death claims work in NSW: the Compensation to Relatives Act 1897, who counts as an eligible relative, the contributory negligence trap in section 5T, and current time limits.
How wrongful death claims work in the ACT under the Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002: eligible family members, why contributory negligence usually does not reduce damages, and current time limits.
How wrongful death compensation works in Australia: who can claim, the three claim types, solatium, contributory negligence and time limits in every state and territory.
How Tasmania's Right to Information Act 2009 works: the push-model disclosure duty, the $49.00 application fee for 2026-27, the 20-working-day deadline, and Ombudsman-only external review.
How Queensland's RTI Act works post-IPOLA: the $59.60 fee, free personal-information requests, 25-business-day deadline, and internal review then OIC then QCAT.
How FOI, RTI and GIPA work across Australia: nine separate regimes, application fees, decision deadlines and review bodies compared for the Commonwealth and every state and territory.
How GIPA works in NSW: who it covers, the four release pathways, the $30 application fee, 20-working-day deadline, exemptions and the internal review, IPC and NCAT review options.
How WA's Freedom of Information Act 1992 works: the 45-day deadline, $30 fee, and a review ladder to the Supreme Court, not SAT.