12Application of amendments

12 Application of amendments

12 Application of amendments

(1) Except as provided by subclauses (2)–(4) or the regulations, an amendment made to relevant legislation by the amending Act extends to—

(a) a motor accident occurring before the commencement of the amendment, but not before 1 December 2017, and

(b) a claim for statutory benefits or damages made before the commencement of the amendment, but not before 1 December 2017, and

(c) proceedings pending before a merit reviewer, a medical assessor, a claims assessor or a court immediately before the commencement of the amendment.

(2) An amendment made to relevant legislation by the amending Act does not apply to statutory benefits or damages paid or payable for a period before the commencement of the amendment.

(3) Section 9.7A of this Act, as inserted by the amending Act, extends to an insurer’s licence under this Act as in force immediately before the section commences.

(4) The amendment made to section 10.12 of this Act applies to applications made under the State Insurance and Care Governance Act 2015, section 26F after the commencement of the amendment.

(5) In this clause—

amending Act means the Motor Accidents and Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Act 2022.

relevant legislation means each of the following—

(a) this Act and the regulations under this Act,

(b) the Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 and the regulations under that Act.