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Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994
sec.36Duty to notify claims
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### sec.36 Duty to notify claims
A person who receives a claim or demand, or notice of a claim or demand, about personal injury arising out of a motor vehicle accident must, within 1 month after receiving it, give the claim, demand or notice to the insurer of the motor vehicle under the statutory insurance scheme.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
A person who receives a writ or other process of a court about a claim must immediately give it to the insurer of the motor vehicle under the statutory insurance scheme.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
s 36 amd 2019 No. 36 s 32 sch 1
(sec.36-ssec.1) A person who receives a claim or demand, or notice of a claim or demand, about personal injury arising out of a motor vehicle accident must, within 1 month after receiving it, give the claim, demand or notice to the insurer of the motor vehicle under the statutory insurance scheme. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
(sec.36-ssec.2) A person who receives a writ or other process of a court about a claim must immediately give it to the insurer of the motor vehicle under the statutory insurance scheme. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.