Queensland Consolidated Acts

CIVIL LIABILITY ACT 2003 - SECT 64

64 Court required to inform parties of proposed award

(1) The purpose of this section is to enable the court to give the parties to a proceeding a reasonable opportunity to negotiate a structured settlement.

(2) A court that decides to make an award for future loss (not including interest) of more than the amount prescribed under a regulation for this section must first notify all the parties to the proceeding of the terms of the award it proposes to make.

Note—

Under section 75 , the Minister must make a recommendation about the amount to be prescribed.