CIVIL LIABILITY ACT 2003 - SECT 54
Damages for loss of earnings
CIVIL LIABILITY ACT 2003 - SECT 54
Damages for loss of earnings
54 Damages for loss of earnings
(1) In making an award of damages for loss of earnings, including in a
dependency claim, the maximum award a court may make is for an amount equal to
the limit fixed by subsection (2) .
(2) The limit is an amount equal to the
present value of 3 times average weekly earnings per week for each week of the
period of loss of earnings.
(3) In this section—
"present value" means the value when the award is made.