---
title: "Passenger injury claim table: domestic carriage and the Montreal Convention"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/aviation-drones-and-space/domestic-and-international-passenger-injury-table"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a60-domestic-and-international-passenger-injury-table"
area_id: "A60"
kind: "checklist"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A60-Q20261018-8", "A60-N20261018-4"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Passenger injury claim table: domestic carriage and the Montreal Convention

> A table for a claim by a passenger injured on a flight: whether the carriage is domestic under Part IV of the Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1959 or international under the Montreal Convention, and the limit…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/aviation-drones-and-space/domestic-and-international-passenger-injury-table  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

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A table for a claim by a passenger injured on a flight: whether the carriage is domestic under Part IV of the Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1959 or international under the Montreal Convention, and the limit only where a source states one.

## Key facts

- Kind: Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
- Practice area: [Aviation, Drones & Space](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/aviation-drones-and-space.md)
- Jurisdictions: Australia, Commonwealth
- AI level: Yellow. You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-22
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-22 against the 3 authorities it cites, for Australia and Commonwealth.

## When to use it

Use when a passenger was injured or killed on a flight to, from or within Australia, to decide which liability statute to open. Do not insert a domestic dollar cap. None was taken from the page opened. Do not use this table for delay, baggage or cargo alone.

## Used for these tasks

- [Build the claim table for a passenger injured on a domestic flight](https://ailawframework.com/practice/aviation-drones-and-space/build-the-claim-table-for-a-passenger-injured-on-a-domestic-flight.md)
- [Build the Montreal Convention notice and time-bar table for an air carriage claim](https://ailawframework.com/practice/aviation-drones-and-space.md#A60-N20261018-4)

## How AI may be used

AI may fill the flight, ticket and date fields from the booking and the medical summary the lawyer has marked. The lawyer decides which Act applies and any limit. The table does not value the injury.

**AI may:**

- Enter carrier, flight number, date, origin and destination from the ticket
- Mark domestic or international only where the ticket makes that plain, and leave it blank otherwise
- Insert the Montreal injury figure of 151,880 special drawing rights only as the figure the department stated as of 28 December 2024, with that date beside it

**AI must not:**

- Must not write a domestic dollar limit
- Must not describe the injury in words that would go into a statement by the passenger
- Must not calculate general damages

**The lawyer checks:**

- The correct part of the Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act, and any state Act the department says complements Part IV, has been opened
- The Montreal figure, if used, has been checked against the current revision. The department said the thresholds are revised and then take effect automatically
- A person injured on the ground is considered under the Damage by Aircraft Act 1999, which the department identifies for third-party surface victims
- No notice period is taken from this table. Notice and time limits are read from the Act that applies

## Authorities

- [Department of Infrastructure, Air carriers' liability and insurance (Part IV domestic liability and Montreal injury limit)](https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/infrastructure-transport-vehicles/aviation/international-aviation/air-carriers-liability-insurance)
- [Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1959 (Cth)](https://www.legislation.gov.au/C1959A00002/latest/text)
- [Damage by Aircraft Act 1999 (Cth), for third-party surface victims, as identified on the department's page](https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A00498/latest/text)

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/aviation-drones-and-space/domestic-and-international-passenger-injury-table and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

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