(16) Except as provided by subsection (15), nothing in that subsection affects any other law relating to the payment of interest on an amount of damages, other than special damages. (17) In this section— means damages for pain and suffering damages pain and suffering, loss of amenities of life or loss of enjoyment of life; means damages for loss pecuniary loss damages of earnings, loss of earning capacity, loss of value of services or any other pecuniary loss or damage; means— serious injury (a) serious long-term impairment or loss of a body function; or (b) permanent serious disfigurement; or (c) severe long-term mental or severe behavioural disturbance or disorder; or (d) loss of a foetus. S. 93(17A) (17A) For the purposes of paragraph (c) of the definition inserted by of a person has a severe long-term serious injury, No. 71/2013 mental or severe long-term behavioural s. 27. disturbance or disorder if that person, for a continuous period of at least 3 years— (a) has a recognised mental illness or disorder (other than abnormal illness behaviour) as a result of a transport accident; and (b) displays symptoms and consequent disability that have not responded, or have substantially failed to respond, to known effective clinical treatments provided by a registered mental health professional who is registered under the Health Practitioner
(16) Except as provided by subsection (15), nothing in that subsection affects any other law relating to the payment of interest on an amount of damages, other than special damages. (17) In this section— pain and suffering damages means damages for pain and suffering, loss of amenities of life or loss of enjoyment of life; pecuniary loss damages means damages for loss of earnings, loss of earning capacity, loss of value of services or any other pecuniary loss or damage; serious injury means— (a) serious long-term impairment or loss of a body function; or (b) permanent serious disfigurement; or (c) severe long-term mental or severe behavioural disturbance or disorder; or (d) loss of a foetus. S. 93(17A) inserted by No. 71/2013 s. 27. (17A) For the purposes of paragraph (c) of the definition of serious injury, a person has a severe long-term mental or severe long-term behavioural disturbance or disorder if that person, for a continuous period of at least 3 years— (a) has a recognised mental illness or disorder (other than abnormal illness behaviour) as a result of a transport accident; and (b) displays symptoms and consequent disability that have not responded, or have substantially failed to respond, to known effective clinical treatments provided by a registered mental health professional who is registered under the Health Practitioner