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Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994
sec.37ABLaw practice retained by claimant after notice of claim
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### sec.37AB Law practice retained by claimant after notice of claim
This section applies if—
a law practice is retained by a claimant to act in relation to the claimant’s claim; and
the claimant has given notice of the claim under section 37 before retaining the law practice.
The supervising principal of the law practice in relation to the claim must within 1 month after the practice is retained—
complete a law practice certificate for the claim; and
give the law practice certificate to the insurer.
Maximum penalty—300 penalty units.
See also section 36C .
s 37AB ins 2019 No. 36 s 9
(sec.37AB-ssec.1) This section applies if— a law practice is retained by a claimant to act in relation to the claimant’s claim; and the claimant has given notice of the claim under section 37 before retaining the law practice.
(sec.37AB-ssec.2) The supervising principal of the law practice in relation to the claim must within 1 month after the practice is retained— complete a law practice certificate for the claim; and give the law practice certificate to the insurer. Maximum penalty—300 penalty units. See also section 36C .
- (a) a law practice is retained by a claimant to act in relation to the claimant’s claim; and
- (b) the claimant has given notice of the claim under section 37 before retaining the law practice.
- (a) complete a law practice certificate for the claim; and
- (b) give the law practice certificate to the insurer.