133WPI taken to be 10% in certain circumstances

133 WPI taken to be 10% in certain circumstances (1) A person injured in a motor accident is taken to have a WPI of 10% for this Act if the person— (a) was a child on the date of the motor accident; and (b) 4 years and 6 months after the date of the motor accident— (i) is receiving treatment and care benefits in relation to the person’s injury and meets the requirements prescribed by regulation; or (ii) is a participant in the LTCS scheme in relation to the person’s injury. Note The MAI guidelines may make provision about the information that may be given to a person mentioned in s (1) about the time limits for making a motor accident claim and seeking legal advice about whether to make a motor accident claim (see s 52 (2) (f)). (2) Subsection (1) does not prevent a person mentioned in that subsection from making a quality of life benefits application under division 2.6.2 (Quality of life benefits—application). (3) If a WPI assessment is carried out in relation to an injured person mentioned in subsection (1), the assessment may increase, but not reduce, the injured person’s assessed WPI.