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The NSW Department of Communities and Justice seeks feedback on the draft Claim Farming Practices Prohibition Bill 2025. The exposure draft Bill proposes to prohibit the practice of "claim farming" in NSW in relation to personal injury claims to which the Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) applies, as well as personal injury claims arising from intentional torts.
Specifically, the exposure draft Bill seeks to:
- prohibit a person from contacting another person to encourage them to make a relevant claim;
- prohibit a person from buying or selling a relevant claim referral; and
- prevent lawyers who are convicted of these offences from charging legal costs in relation to the claim, and to require them to refund any costs already charged.
Please see the exposure draft Bill (PDF, 237.6 KB) and related background paper
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