South Australian Numbered Acts

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS ACT 2004 (NO 45 OF 2004) - SECT 28

28—Amount below which liability cannot be limited

        (1)         The amount of any limitation under a scheme affecting a liability for damages arising from a single claim (including a claim by a person who has 2 or more causes of action arising out of a single event) will be such amount (but not less than $500 000) as is determined for the purposes of the scheme by the Council and specified in the scheme.

        (2)         In making a determination, the Council must have regard to—

            (a)         the number and amounts of claims made against persons within the occupational association concerned; and

            (b)         the need to adequately protect consumers.

        (3)         A Council determination applies only to a cause of action founded on an act or omission arising after the determination takes effect.