Right to sue the Crown

(1) Where any person has a claim against the Crown after the commencement of this Act and, if this Act had not been passed, the claim might have been enforced, subject to the grant of the Governor’s fiat by petition of right, or might have been enforced by a proceeding provided by any statutory provision, then, subject to the provisions of this Act, the claim may be enforced as of right, and without the fiat of the Governor-General, by proceedings taken against the Crown for that purpose in accordance with this Act. (2) Any claim against the Crown made pursuant to any statutory provision enacted after the commencement of this Act shall, unless otherwise directed by any law, be likewise enforced as of right, and without the fiat of the Governor-General, by 8 Crown Proceedings Act proceedings taken against the Crown in accordance with this Act.