The phrase 'that need is reasonable in all the circumstances' in s 15B(2)(d) of the Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) qualifies the temporal scope of the services the claimant would have provided, not the abstract needs of the dependant. Damages under s 15B must be calculated by reference to the hours the claimant actually spent providing services, not the total hours of care the dependants required. Where services were provided concurrently to multiple dependants, the time is assessed cumulatively (not multiplied per dependant), and where services were provided jointly with another carer, the award must reflect only the claimant's contribution.
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