Section 87Q — Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)

Cases of 33% or more (but not 100%) of a most extreme case

(1) If the non‑economic loss the plaintiff suffers is at least 33%, but less than 100%, of a most extreme case, the court must not award as personal injury damages for non‑economic loss an amount that exceeds the applicable percentage of the maximum amount of damages for non‑economic loss.

(2) The applicable percentage is the extent of the non‑economic loss the plaintiff suffers, expressed as a percentage of a most extreme case.

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Related sections

s 87M — Maximum amount of damages for non‑economic loss
s 87N — Index numbers
s 87P — Most extreme cases
s 87R — Cases of 15% or more (but less than 33%) of a most extreme case
s 87S — Cases of less than 15% of a most extreme case
s 87T — Referring to earlier decisions on non‑economic loss

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