Civil Liability and Other Legislation (Prescribed Amounts) Amendment Regulation 2018


Queensland Crest

Part 1 Preliminary

1Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Civil Liability and Other Legislation (Prescribed Amounts) Amendment Regulation 2018.

2Commencement

This regulation commences on 1 July 2018.

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 8—
omit, insert—

8

1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018

$44,070

9

1 July 2018 and after

$45,430

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

Section 9, table, item 8—
omit, insert—

8

1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018

$146,960

9

1 July 2018 and after

$151,490

6Amendment of sch 7 (General damages calculation provisions)

(1)Schedule 7, table 8, heading, ‘For an injury arising on or after 1 July 2017’—
omit, insert—

For an injury arising from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018 (dates inclusive)

(2)Schedule 7—
insert—

Table 9—For an injury arising on or after 1 July 2018

Item

Injury scale value

Base amount

Variable amount

1

5 or less

Injury scale value x $1,530

2

10 or less but more than 5

$7,650

(Injury scale value - 5) x $1,800

3

15 or less but more than 10

$16,650

(Injury scale value - 10) x $2,120

4

20 or less but more than 15

$27,250

(Injury scale value - 15) x $2,420

5

25 or less but more than 20

$39,350

(Injury scale value - 20) x $2,710

6

30 or less but more than 25

$52,900

(Injury scale value - 25) x $3,030

7

35 or less but more than 30

$68,050

(Injury scale value - 30) x $3,340

8

40 or less but more than 35

$84,750

(Injury scale value - 35) x $3,640

9

50 or less but more than 40

$102,950

(Injury scale value - 40) x $3,910

10

60 or less but more than 50

$142,050

(Injury scale value - 50) x $4,170

11

70 or less but more than 60

$183,750

(Injury scale value - 60) x $4,440

12

80 or less but more than 70

$228,150

(Injury scale value - 70) x $4,740

13

90 or less but more than 80

$275,550

(Injury scale value - 80) x $5,010

14

100 or less but more than 90

$325,650

(Injury scale value - 90) x $5,290

Part 3 Amendment of Personal Injuries Proceedings Regulation 2014

7Regulation amended

This part amends the Personal Injuries Proceedings Regulation 2014.

8Amendment of s 12 (Prescribed limits for particular definitions—Act, schedule)

Section 12(2), table, item 8—
omit, insert—

8

1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018

$3,690

$44,070

$73,490

9

1 July 2018 and after

$3,800

$45,430

$75,750

Part 4 Amendment of Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Regulation 2014

9Regulation amended

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

10Amendment of s 128 (Prescribed amount of damages for loss of consortium or loss of servitium—Act, s 306M(1)(b))

Section 128, table, item 7—
omit, insert—

7

1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018

$42,650

8

1 July 2018 and after

$43,960

11Amendment of s 131 (Prescribed amount of award for future loss—Act, s 306R(2))

Section 131, table, item 7—
omit, insert—

7

1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018

$142,160

8

1 July 2018 and after

$146,540

12Amendment of sch 12 (General damages calculation provisions)

(1)Schedule 12, table 7, heading, ‘For an injury sustained on or after 1 July 2017’—
omit, insert—

For an injury sustained from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018 (dates inclusive)

(2)Schedule 12
insert—

Table 8—For an injury sustained on or after 1 July 2018

Item

Injury scale value

Base amount

Variable amount

1

5 or less

Injury scale value x $1,450

2

10 or less but more than 5

$7,250

(Injury scale value - 5) x $1,760

3

15 or less but more than 10

$16,050

(Injury scale value - 10) x $2,050

4

20 or less but more than 15

$26,300

(Injury scale value - 15) x $2,330

5

25 or less but more than 20

$37,950

(Injury scale value - 20) x $2,640

6

30 or less but more than 25

$51,150

(Injury scale value - 25) x $2,950

7

35 or less but more than 30

$65,900

(Injury scale value - 30) x $3,210

8

40 or less but more than 35

$81,950

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

9

50 or less but more than 40

$99,600

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

10

60 or less but more than 50

$137,500

(Injury scale value - 50) x $4,040

11

70 or less but more than 60

$177,900

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

12

80 or less but more than 70

$221,000

(Injury scale value - 70) x $4,580

13

90 or less but more than 80

$266,800

(Injury scale value - 80) x $4,830

14

100 or less but more than 90

$315,100

(Injury scale value - 90) x $5,120