Civil Liability and Other Legislation (Prescribed Amounts) Amendment Regulation 2017


Queensland Crest

Part 1 Preliminary

1Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Civil Liability and Other Legislation (Prescribed Amounts) Amendment Regulation 2017.

2Commencement

This regulation commences on 1 July 2017.

Part 2 Amendment of Civil Liability Regulation 2014

3Regulation amended

This part amends the Civil Liability Regulation 2014.

4Amendment of s 6 (Prescribed amount of damages for loss of consortium or loss of servitium—Act, s 58(1)(b))

Section 6, table, item 7—
omit, insert—

7

1 July 2015 to 30 June 2017

$43,020

8

1 July 2017 and after

$44,070

5Amendment of s 9 (Prescribed amount of award for future loss—Act, s 64(2))

Section 9, table, item 7—
omit, insert—

7

1 July 2015 to 30 June 2017

$143,450

8

1 July 2017 and after

$146,960

6Amendment of sch 7 (General damages calculation provisions)

(1)Schedule 7, table 7, heading, ‘For an injury arising on or after 1 July 2015’—
omit, insert—

For an injury arising from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2017 (dates inclusive)

(2)Schedule 7—
insert—

Table 8—For an injury arising on or after 1 July 2017

Item

Injury scale value

Base amount

Variable amount

1

5 or less

Injury scale value x $1,480

2

10 or less but more than 5

$7,400

(Injury scale value - 5) x $1,750

3

15 or less but more than 10

$16,150

(Injury scale value - 10) x $2,060

4

20 or less but more than 15

$26,450

(Injury scale value - 15) x $2,350

5

25 or less but more than 20

$38,200

(Injury scale value - 20) x $2,630

6

30 or less but more than 25

$51,350

(Injury scale value - 25) x $2,940

7

35 or less but more than 30

$66,050

(Injury scale value - 30) x $3,240

8

40 or less but more than 35

$82,250

(Injury scale value - 35) x $3,530

9

50 or less but more than 40

$99,900

(Injury scale value - 40) x $3,790

10

60 or less but more than 50

$137,800

(Injury scale value - 50) x $4,050

11

70 or less but more than 60

$178,300

(Injury scale value - 60) x $4,310

12

80 or less but more than 70

$221,400

(Injury scale value - 70) x $4,600

13

90 or less but more than 80

$267,400

(Injury scale value - 80) x $4,860

14

100 or less but more than 90

$316,000

(Injury scale value - 90) x $5,130

Part 3 Amendment of Motor Accident Insurance Regulation 2004

7Regulation amended

This part amends the Motor Accident Insurance Regulation 2004.

8Amendment of s 27A (Prescribed limits for particular definitions—Act, s 4)

Section 27A(2), table, item 7—
omit, insert—

7

1 July 2015 to 30 June 2017

$3,600

$43,020

$71,730

8

1 July 2017 and after

$3,690

$44,070

$73,490

Part 4 Amendment of Personal Injuries Proceedings Regulation 2014

9Regulation amended

This part amends the Personal Injuries Proceedings Regulation 2014.

10Amendment of s 12 (Prescribed limits for particular definitions—Act, schedule)

Section 12(2), table, item 7—
omit, insert—

7

1 July 2015 to 30 June 2017

$3,600

$43,020

$71,730

8

1 July 2017 and after

$3,690

$44,070

$73,490

Part 5 Amendment of Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Regulation 2014

11Regulation amended

This part amends the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Regulation 2014.

12Amendment of s 128 (Prescribed amount of damages for loss of consortium or loss of servitium—Act, s 306M(1)(b))

Section 128, table, item 6—
omit, insert—

6

1 July 2015 to 30 June 2017

$41,920

7

1 July 2017 and after

$42,650

13Amendment of s 131 (Prescribed amount of award for future loss—Act, s 306R(2))

Section 131, table, item 6—
omit, insert—

6

1 July 2015 to 30 June 2017

$139,740

7

1 July 2017 and after

$142,160

14Amendment of sch 12 (General damages calculation provisions)

(1)Schedule 12, table 6, heading, ‘For an injury sustained on or after 1 July 2015’—
omit, insert—

For an injury sustained from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2017 (dates inclusive)

(2)Schedule 12—
insert—

Table 7—For an injury sustained on or after 1 July 2017

Item

Injury scale value

Base amount

Variable amount

1

5 or less

Injury scale value x $1,410

2

10 or less but more than 5

$7,050

(Injury scale value - 5) x $1,710

3

15 or less but more than 10

$15,600

(Injury scale value - 10) x $1,990

4

20 or less but more than 15

$25,550

(Injury scale value - 15) x $2,260

5

25 or less but more than 20

$36,850

(Injury scale value - 20) x $2,560

6

30 or less but more than 25

$49,650

(Injury scale value - 25) x $2,860

7

35 or less but more than 30

$63,950

(Injury scale value - 30) x $3,110

8

40 or less but more than 35

$79,500

(Injury scale value - 35) x $3,420

9

50 or less but more than 40

$96,600

(Injury scale value - 40) x $3,680

10

60 or less but more than 50

$133,400

(Injury scale value - 50) x $3,920

11

70 or less but more than 60

$172,600

(Injury scale value - 60) x $4,180

12

80 or less but more than 70

$214,400

(Injury scale value - 70) x $4,440

13

90 or less but more than 80

$258,800

(Injury scale value - 80) x $4,690

14

100 or less but more than 90

$305,700

(Injury scale value - 90) x $4,970