If you are in a court case about something that happened when you were on a plane, the court can make decisions that seem fair. The court thinks about the rules in this part of the law and other court cases that are happening or might happen in New Zealand or other countries. You might be asking the court to enforce a liability, which is a fancy way of saying you want someone to pay for something that went wrong. The court can make decisions based on what is happening in other court cases.

If the court thinks someone might have to pay for something in another court case, it can decide to give you less money than you asked for. The court can also say that you will only get some of the money if something specific happens in another court case. This is all part of the court trying to make a decision that seems fair to everyone involved, and it can look at laws like the one found at s 91ZI to help make its decision. The court's main goal is to make a decision that is just and equitable, which means it is trying to be fair and reasonable.