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Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003
sec.306IDamages for loss of earnings
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### sec.306I Damages for loss of earnings
In making an award of damages for loss of earnings, including in a dependency claim, the maximum award a court may make is for an amount equal to the limit fixed by subsection (2) .
The limit is an amount equal to the present value of 3 times QOTE per week for each week of the period of loss of earnings.
In this section—
present value means the value when the award is made.
s 306I ins 2010 No. 24 s 21
(sec.306I-ssec.1) In making an award of damages for loss of earnings, including in a dependency claim, the maximum award a court may make is for an amount equal to the limit fixed by subsection (2) .
(sec.306I-ssec.2) The limit is an amount equal to the present value of 3 times QOTE per week for each week of the period of loss of earnings.
(sec.306I-ssec.3) In this section— present value means the value when the award is made.