2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —
“court”, in relation to any claim, means the court or arbitrator by or before whom the claim falls to be determined;
“damage” includes loss of life and personal injury;
“dependant” means any person for whose benefit an action could be brought under section 20 of the Civil Law Act (Cap. 43);
“fault” means negligence, breach of statutory duty or other act or omission which gives rise to a liability in tort or would, apart from this Act, give rise to the defence of contributory negligence.