Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts21. Future pecuniary loss
(1) A court may award damages for future pecuniary loss only if satisfied by the claimant that the assumptions about the injured person's future earning capacity, or the occurrence of other events on which the award is to be based, accord with the injured person's most likely future circumstances had the personal injury not occurred.
(2) If a court is satisfied under subsection (1) about the claimant's assumptions, it must adjust the amount of damages for future pecuniary loss (as assessed on those assumptions) by reference to the percentage possibility that the events might have occurred regardless of the personal injury.
(3) In awarding damages for future pecuniary loss, the court must state the assumptions on which the award is based and the relevant percentage by which damages have been adjusted.