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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2003 Week 8 Hansard (21 August) . . Page.. 3013 ..

	Ayes 12        		Noes 1

Mr Berry  	Mr Quinlan    	Mrs Cross
Mr Corbell  	Mr Smyth
Mr Cornwell  	Mr Stanhope
Ms Dundas  	Mr Stefaniak
Ms Gallagher  	Ms Tucker
Mr Pratt    	Mr Wood

Question so resolved in the affirmative.

Amendment agreed to.

Question put:

The Assembly voted-

Ayes 10        			Noes 3

Mr Berry  	Mr Quinlan    	Mrs Cross
Mr Corbell  	Mr Smyth    	Ms Dundas
Mr Cornwell 	Mr Stanhope    	Ms Tucker
Ms Gallagher 	Mr Stefaniak
Mr Pratt    	Mr Wood

Question so resolved in the affirmative.

Clause 14, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 15 to 17, by leave, taken together and agreed to.

Proposed new clause 17A.

MR STEFANIAK (12.14): I move amendment No 2 circulated in my name, which inserts a new clause 17A [see schedule 2 at page 3089].

Mr Speaker, this clause introduces a cap in terms of non-economic loss. I heard the Chief Minister grudgingly indicate that, whilst he didn't like caps and thresholds, he was going to be forced into doing that. This cap is actually very much an ACT cap, which I commend to members. Because it appears that we are going to have to have a cap, we might as well have a cap relevant to the ACT.

A cap is actually on damages for non-economic loss, and non-economic loss is defined as pain and suffering; loss of amenities of life; loss of expectation of life; and

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