Part 5Payments in respect of death

Part 5 Payments in respect of death Motor Accidents (Compensation) Act 1979 32 (3) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), the prescribed proportions are those specified in column 2 of the Table in respect of the spouse or dependent child or dependent children specified opposite in Column 1 of the Table. TABLE Column 1 Column 2 Dependants Proportion Spouse 100% one child 100% 2 or more children Equally between children Spouse and one child 10% to child, balance to spouse Spouse and not more than 5 children 5% to each child, balance to spouse Spouse and more than 5 children 25% divided equally between children, balance to spouse (4) If, before dying as a result of the injury, the qualifying person received compensation by way of lump sum for permanent impairment resulting from the same injury, the amount of the benefit payable under subsection (1)(b) is to be reduced by the amount of that lump sum.