---
title: "Record the $829,000 maximum declared for section 16 from 1 October 2026"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/record-the-current-maximum-or-scale-for-non-economic-loss/new-south-wales"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A21-DM20261023-10-NSW"
practice_area: "Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["NSW"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-25"
---

# Record the $829,000 maximum declared for section 16 from 1 October 2026

> Where the lawyer says the Civil Liability Act applies, record $829,000 as the maximum declared for section 16(2) from 1 October 2026, and leave the percentage of a most extreme case blank.…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-25

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Where the lawyer says the Civil Liability Act applies, record $829,000 as the maximum declared for section 16(2) from 1 October 2026, and leave the percentage of a most extreme case blank. Where the lawyer has not accepted that Act, leave the dollar blank. Do not write a schedule that will be filed or served. |
| What the lawyer must review | Use $829,000 only for section 16(2), and only from 1 October 2026 Do not use it for a Motor Accident Injuries Act award or for work injury damages Do not pick a percentage of a most extreme case |
| Written for | New South Wales |
| Applies to | [Record the current maximum or scale for non-economic loss](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/record-the-current-maximum-or-scale-for-non-economic-loss.md) |

## Checking plan

**Verify against sources**

The line records the declared maximum. It does not decide the severity, and it does not travel to another statute.

- What the AI does: Where the lawyer says the Civil Liability Act applies, record $829,000 as the maximum declared for section 16(2) from 1 October 2026, and leave the percentage of a most extreme case blank. Where the lawyer has not accepted that Act, leave the dollar blank. Do not write a schedule that will be filed or served.
- What the lawyer does: Accept the figure and the statute before the line is used.
- Who reviews: Lawyer competent in this practice area
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 23 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. The Civil Liability (Non-economic Loss) Order 2010, clause 3, declares for Civil Liability Act section 17(1) the amount that applies for section 16(2). For 1 October 2026 the table states $829,000.
2. Section 16 does not allow non-economic loss unless the severity of the loss is at least 15 per cent of a most extreme case. The tool does not decide that percentage, and it does not convert a whole person impairment into a proportion of a most extreme case.
3. Do not use $829,000 for non-economic loss under Motor Accident Injuries Act section 4.11, or for work injury damages. Section 16 is not one of the provisions section 3B(2) keeps for a Part 4 award. Section 3B(1)(f) takes work injury damages outside the Act other than Part 1B.
4. Leave the dollar blank until the lawyer accepts both the Civil Liability Act and the date.

## Notes

- The Order's table is the maximum for section 16(2). It is not an amount for a lesser injury.
- Health and wage records stay in a firm-controlled tool. The lawyer applies ASCR r 9 and APP 11, and decides whether any breach is notifiable under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

## Practical guide

Jurisdiction: New South Wales

**Deliverable**: A line recording the declared maximum, or a blank, with no percentage.

**Inputs**

- Whether the lawyer says the Civil Liability Act applies
- The date of the assessment

**Example**: Illustrative example: The claim is a public-liability claim assessed in October 2026. The line records $829,000 as the section 16(2) maximum. The percentage cell stays blank.

**Stop and escalate when**

- The claim is a Part 4 motor accident award.
- The tool would choose the percentage of a most extreme case.

Checked 2026-10-23.

## Sources

- [Civil Liability (Non-economic Loss) Order 2010 (NSW), clause 3, from 1 October 2026](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/whole/html/2026-10-01/sl-2010-0606) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), in force from 30 July 2026, sections 3B, 16 and 17](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/whole/html/inforce/current/act-2002-022) (checked 2026-10-23)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Queensland injury scale value worksheet](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/qld-isv-worksheet.md) | Other | Yellow | Worksheet for general damages under Civil Liability Act 2003 (Qld) sections 61 and 62. The dollar amounts are in the Minister's notice for the year the injury arose, and this sheet does not copy them. |
| [New South Wales section 16 non-economic loss worksheet](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/nsw-cla-s16-worksheet.md) | Other | Yellow | Worksheet for non-economic loss under Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) section 16, using the percentage table and the rounding rule in the section.… |
| [Victoria Wrongs Act caps worksheet](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/vic-wrongs-caps-worksheet.md) | Other | Yellow | Worksheet for the Wrongs Act 1958 (Vic) limits that were opened: the earnings cap, the indexed non-economic loss maximum, the discount rate, and the gratuitous care limits. No indexed dollar is typed. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*