Motor Accident Injuries Act 2019
97Amount of income replacement benefits—second
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97 Amount of income replacement benefits—second payment period (1) An injured person entitled to income replacement benefits is entitled to the amount each week worked out as follows for the second payment period: (P − A) × N A means the amount of the injured person’s post-injury earning capacity.
N means— (a) if P is $100 AWE indexed or less—1.0; or (b) if P is more than $100 AWE indexed but less than $800 AWE indexed—1.0 + SG/100; or (c) if P is at least $800 AWE indexed and not more than $1 000 AWE indexed—0.95; or (d) if P is more than $1 000 AWE indexed—0.8. P means— (a) if the injured person’s pre-injury income AWE adjusted is $2 250 AWE indexed or less—the amount of the injured person’s pre-injury income AWE adjusted; or (b) if the injured person’s pre-injury income AWE adjusted is more than $2 250 AWE indexed—$2 250 AWE indexed. SG, for the factor N, paragraph (b)—see section 96 (2).