South Australian Numbered Acts South Australian Numbered Acts31—Limitation of amount of damages
(1) A limitation
imposed by a scheme in force under this Act of an amount of damages is a
limitation of the amount of damages that may be awarded for a single claim and
is not a limitation of the amount of damages that may be awarded for all
claims arising out of a single event.
(2) Separate claims by
2 or more persons who have a joint interest in a cause of action founded on
the same act or omission are to be treated as a single claim for the purposes
of this Act.
(3) 2 or more claims
by the same person arising out of a single event against persons to whom a
scheme in force under this Act applies and who are associated are to be
treated as a single claim for the purposes of this Act.
(4) Persons are
associated if they are—
(a)
officers of the same body corporate (within the meaning of section 20);
or
(b)
partners, employees of the same employer or in the relationship of employer
and employee; or
(c)
persons who are prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this
subsection.