Motor Accidents (Determination of Non-Economic Loss) Order 2009
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Motor Accidents (Determination of Non-Economic Loss) Order 2009
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4 Section 79A: Determination of non-economic loss—accidents occurring after midnight on 26.9.95
It is declared that, on and from the date specified in Column 1 of the Table to this clause, the maximum amount that may be awarded for the non-economic loss of an injured person as a consequence of a motor accident that occurred after midnight on 26 September 1995 is the amount specified in Column 2 of that Table opposite that specified date.
Table
| Column 1 | Column 2 | | Operative date | Maximum amount of damages for non-economic loss | | 1 October 1996 | $247,000 | | 1 October 1997 | $250,000 | | 1 October 1998 | $259,000 | | 1 October 1999 | $273,000 | | 1 October 2000 | $284,000 | | 1 October 2001 | $296,000 | | 1 October 2002 | $309,000 | | 1 October 2003 | $329,000 | | 1 October 2004 | $341,000 | | 1 October 2005 | $359,000 | | 1 October 2006 | $366,000 | | 1 October 2007 | $381,000 | | 1 October 2008 | $390,000 | | 1 October 2009 | $408,000 | | 1 October 2010 | $432,000 | | 1 October 2011 | $450,000 | | 1 October 2012 | $462,000 | | 1 October 2013 | $477,000 | | 1 October 2014 | $492,000 | | 1 October 2015 | $511,000 | | 1 October 2016 | $521,000 | | 1 October 2017 | $527,000 | | 1 October 2018 | $546,000 | | 1 October 2019 | $565,000 | | 1 October 2020 | $590,000 | | 1 October 2021 | $595,000 | | 1 October 2022 | $605,000 |
cl 4: Am 2010 (565), Sch 1 [4]; 2011 (518), Sch 1 [4]; 2012 (476), Sch 1 [4]; 2013 (571), Sch 1 [4]; 2014 (639), Sch 1 [4]; 2015 (587), Sch 1 [4]; 2016 (599), cl 3 (4); 2017 (525), cl 3 (4); 2018 (567), cl 3 (4); 2019 (475), cl 3 (4); 2020 (556), cl 3(4); 2021 (559), sec 3(4); 2022 (561), sec 3(4).