Section 17A — Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW)

Tariffs for damages for non-economic loss

(1) In determining damages for non-economic loss, a court may refer to earlier decisions of that or other courts for the purpose of establishing the appropriate award in the proceedings.
(2) For that purpose, the parties to the proceedings or their Australian legal practitioner may bring the court’s attention to awards of damages for non-economic loss in those earlier decisions.
(3) This section does not alter the rules for the determination of other damages.

Sourced from the New South Wales Legislation website at 8 June 2026. For the latest information on New South Wales Government legislation please go to https://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

Related sections

s 15C — Damages for loss of superannuation entitlements
s 16 — Determination of damages for non-economic loss
s 17 — Indexation of maximum amount relating to non-economic loss
s 18 — Interest on damages
s 19 — Third party contributions
s 21 — Limitation on exemplary, punitive and aggravated damages

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