Section 26G — Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW)

Future economic loss—assumption about release on parole

In making an assessment for the purposes of an award for future economic loss about future earning capacity or other events on which an award is to be based in respect of an offender eligible for release on parole, a court is to assume that the offender is likely to be released when the offender becomes eligible for release on parole.

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Related sections

s 26D — Assessment of permanent impairment
s 26E — Damages for past or future loss of earnings
s 26F — Retirement age
s 26H — Restriction on damages for non-economic loss
s 26I — Non-economic loss damages limited to workers compensation amount
s 26J — Authority for deduction from damages

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