29Limitation of amount of damages

#### 29 Limitation of amount of damages 29 Limitation of amount of damages > > (1) Limitation imposed on single claims A limitation imposed by a scheme in force under this Act of an amount of damages is a limitation of the amount of damages that may be awarded for a single claim and is not a limitation of the amount of damages that may be awarded for all claims arising out of a single event. > > > (2) No splitting of plaintiffs Claims by a number of persons who have a joint interest in a cause of action are to be treated as a single claim for the purposes of this Act despite the fact that they may also have several interests. > > > (3) No splitting of defendants Two or more claims by the same person arising out of a single event against persons to whom a scheme in force under this Act applies and who are associated are to be treated as a single claim for the purposes of this Act. > > > (4) Associated defendants Persons are associated if they are: > > > > > (a) partners, employees of the same employer or in the relationship of employer and employee, or > > > > > (a1) officers of the same body corporate or in the relationship of body corporate and officer of the body corporate (with officer having the same meaning as in section 18), or > > > > > (b) persons who are prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this subsection. > > **s 29:** Am 2004 No 83, Sch 1 \[14\].