Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts20. Damages for loss of earning capacity or financial support
In assessing damages to be awarded for -
(a) past pecuniary loss due to loss of earnings or the deprivation or impairment of earning capacity;
(b) future pecuniary loss due to the deprivation or impairment of earning capacity; or
(c) the loss of expectation of financial support,
a court must disregard the amount (if any) by which the injured person's gross weekly earnings would, but for the personal injury, have exceeded an amount that is 3 times average weekly earnings as published before 1 January preceding the date on which the assessment is made.