54—Damages for loss of earning capacity
(1) If the injured
person was incapacitated for work, damages for loss of earning capacity are
not to be awarded in respect of the first week of the incapacity.
(2) Total damages for
loss of earning capacity (excluding interest awarded on damages for any past
loss) are not to exceed the prescribed maximum.
(3) In a case in which
an action is brought for the benefit of the dependants of a deceased person,
the total amount awarded to compensate economic loss resulting from the death
of the deceased person (apart from expenses—such as funeral
expenses—actually incurred as a result of the death) cannot exceed the
prescribed maximum and if before the date of death the deceased person
received damages to compensate loss of earning capacity, the limit is to be
reduced by the amount of those damages.