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•In addition, the ten
thousand dollar cap on mental
anguish is eliminated, as is the requirement
for the applicant to show that the respondent
“wilfully or recklessly” engaged in conduct to
successfully claim damages for mental
anguish
•Another significant
addition to the Code is the enactment of
section 46.1, whereby a court in a civil action may order
compensation for an infringement of a right
in the Code
–However
a civil claim cannot be solely based on an infringement of the Code