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Exemplary damages is the Australian legal term of art for damages that are functionally identical to punitive damages.

• urthor 4y ago
  Well you have to dumb it down for the Americans. The nature of the business though is that they're almost never awarded, except maybe for contempt of court? Certainly not in a significant quantity against a corporation.
  • chottocharaii 4y ago
    it’s different terminology. no need to baselessly insult americans They are awarded in a certain sets of circumstances. Contempt of court is far from the only example substantial sums exemplary damages are certainly capable of being awarded against a corporation on the right set of facts
  • nl 4y ago
    Commonwealth bank was recently fined $700m https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.abc.net.au/article/9831064 https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.abc.net.au/article/9831064