Queensland Consolidated Acts

CIVIL LIABILITY ACT 2003 - SECT 62

The general damages must be calculated in relation to an injury arising after 1 December 2002 as follows--

(a) if the scale value of the injury is assessed as 5 or less--by multiplying the scale value by $1000;

(b) if the scale value of the injury is assessed as 10 or less but more than 5--by adding to $5000 an amount calculated by multiplying the number by which the scale value exceeds 5 by $1200;

(c) if the scale value of the injury is assessed as 15 or less but more than 10--by adding to $11000 an amount calculated by multiplying the number by which the scale value exceeds 10 by $1400;

(d) if the scale value of the injury is assessed as 20 or less but more than 15--by adding to $18000 an amount calculated by multiplying the number by which the scale value exceeds 15 by $1600;

(e) if the scale value of the injury is assessed as 25 or less but more than 20--by adding to $26000 an amount calculated by multiplying the number by which the scale value exceeds 20 by $1800;

(f) if the scale value of the injury is assessed as 30 or less but more than 25--by adding to $35000 an amount calculated by multiplying the number by which the scale value exceeds 25 by $2000;

(g) if the scale value of the injury is assessed as 35 or less but more than 30--by adding to $45000 an amount calculated by multiplying the number by which the scale value exceeds 30 by $2200;

(h) if the scale value of the injury is assessed as 40 or less but more than 35--by adding to $56000 an amount calculated by multiplying the number by which the scale value exceeds 35 by $2400;

(i) if the scale value of the injury is assessed as 50 or less but more than 40--by adding to $68000 an amount calculated by multiplying the number by which the scale value exceeds 40 by $2580;

(j) if the scale value of the injury is assessed as 60 or less but more than 50--by adding to $93800 an amount calculated by multiplying the number by which the scale value exceeds 50 by $2760;

(k) if the scale value of the injury is assessed as 70 or less but more than 60--by adding to $121400 an amount calculated by multiplying the number by which the scale value exceeds 60 by $2940;

(l) if the scale value of the injury is assessed as 80 or less but more than 70--by adding to $150800 an amount calculated by multiplying the number by which the scale value exceeds 70 by $3120;

(m) if the scale value of the injury is assessed as 90 or less but more than 80--by adding to $182000 an amount calculated by multiplying the number by which the scale value exceeds 80 by $3300;

(n) if the scale value of the injury is assessed as 100 or less but more than 90--by adding to $215000 an amount calculated by multiplying the number by which the scale value exceeds 90 by $3500.