DAMAGES – claims under the Compensation to Relatives Act 1897 (NSW) – limit on the “claimant’s” income to which a court may have regard when calculating future loss of economic support – whether limit applies to claims under the Compensation to Relatives Act – whether deceased person is a “claimant” – whether appropriate for court to insert words not used by the Parliament – Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), s 12
STATUTORY INTERPRETATION – principles – whether words may be read into a provision to qualify the literal meaning – proper scope of a purposive construction
http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/nsw/NSWCA/2013/55.html