Section 3 - Civil Liability (Non-economic Loss) Order 2010 - Maximum amount of damages for non-economic loss

3Maximum amount of damages for non-economic loss

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3 Maximum amount of damages for non-economic loss

It is declared that, on and from the date specified in Column 1 of the Table to this clause, the amount that is to apply for the purposes of section 16 (2) of the Civil Liability Act 2002 is the amount specified in Column 2 of that Table opposite that specified date.

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| Column 1 | Column 2 | | Operative date | Maximum amount of damages for non-economic loss | | 1 October 2002 | $365,000 | | 1 October 2003 | $384,500 | | 1 October 2004 | $400,000 | | 1 October 2005 | $416,000 | | 1 October 2006 | $427,000 | | 1 October 2007 | $442,000 | | 1 October 2008 | $450,000 | | 1 October 2009 | $473,500 | | 1 October 2010 | $500,500 | | 1 October 2011 | $520,000 | | 1 October 2012 | $535,000 | | 1 October 2013 | $551,500 | | 1 October 2014 | $572,200 | | 1 October 2015 | $594,000 | | 1 October 2016 | $605,000 | | 1 October 2017 | $612,500 | | 1 October 2018 | $635,000 | | 1 October 2019 | $658,000 | | 1 October 2020 | $687,000 | | 1 October 2021 | $693,500 | | 1 October 2022 | $705,000 | | 1 October 2023 | $722,000 | | 1 October 2024 | $761,500 | | 1 October 2025 | $804,000 |

cl 3: Am 2011 (531), cl 3; 2012 (475), cl 3; 2013 (555), cl 3; 2014 (652), cl 3; 2015 (589), cl 3; 2016 (652), cl 3; 2017 (540), cl 3; 2018 (557), cl 3; 2019 (485), cl 3; 2020 (570), cl 3; 2021 (549), sec 3; 2022 (577), sec 3; 2023 (546), sec 3; 2024 (506), Sch 1; 2025 (514), Sch 1.