Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS BY ROAD AND RAIL (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) ACT 2010 - SECT 116

    (1)     If the court is satisfied the offence as well as factors not connected with the offence contributed to the damage, the court must limit the compensation to the amount it assesses as attributable to the offender's contribution to the damage.

    (2)     The amount of the compensation:

        (a)     cannot exceed the monetary jurisdictional limit of the court in civil proceedings; and

        (b)     must not include an amount for any of the following:

            (i)     personal injury or death;

            (ii)     loss of income (whether sustained by a rail or road authority or anyone else);

            (iii)     damage to any property (for example, a vehicle) that is not part of the rail or road infrastructure.