Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts28. Declaration of maximum amount of damages for
non-pecuniary loss
(1) The amount applicable for section 27(1) is to be declared by the Minister on or before 1 October in each year subsequent to the year in which this Part commences.
(2) The declaration is to be published in the Gazette and is to state the date on which the declaration takes effect.
(3) The amount declared is the amount applicable under section 27(1) immediately before making the declaration, adjusted by the percentage change in average weekly earnings over the 4 quarters of the year preceding the year in which the declaration is made.
(4) The amount declared is to be rounded to the nearest $500.
(5) The validity of a declaration is not affected by -
(a) a failure of the Minister to make the declaration on or before 1 October in any year; or
(b) a failure to publish the declaration before the date on which it takes effect.