Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021
Amendment of section 20 of Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003 | ||
31. Section 20 of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003 is amended by— | ||
(a) in subsection (4), the substitution of “Subject to subsection (5), an assessment shall be made” for “An assessment shall be made”, and | ||
(b) the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (4): | ||
“(5) In making, on or after the date of coming into operation of section 99 of the Judicial Council Act 2019 , an assessment in relation to a relevant claim of the amount of damages for personal injuries the claimant is entitled to, assessors shall— | ||
(a) have regard to the personal injuries guidelines (within the meaning of that Act) in force, and | ||
(b) where they depart from those guidelines, state the reasons for such departure and include those reasons in the assessment in writing under section 30(1).”. |