71Limitation of the award of damages for the birth of a child

#### 71 Limitation of the award of damages for the birth of a child 71 Limitation of the award of damages for the birth of a child > > (1) In any proceedings involving a claim for the birth of a child to which this Part applies, the court cannot award damages for economic loss for— > > > > > (a) the costs associated with rearing or maintaining the child that the claimant has incurred or will incur in the future, or > > > > > (b) any loss of earnings by the claimant while the claimant rears or maintains the child. > > > (2) Subsection (1)(a) does not preclude the recovery of any additional costs associated with rearing or maintaining a child who suffers from a disability that arise by reason of the disability. > > **pt 11 (ss 70, 71):** Ins 2003 No 94, Sch 1 \[6\].