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Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994
sec.43Insured person not to admit liability
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### sec.43 Insured person not to admit liability
An insured person must not, without the insurer’s written agreement—
make an admission of liability on a claim; or
settle, or offer to settle, a claim; or
make a payment, or offer or promise to make a payment, on a claim.
A contract, offer or promise made in contravention of this section does not bind the insurer.
This section does not prevent an insured person from providing a police officer with information reasonably required to prepare a report on a motor vehicle accident.
An insured person incurs no civil liability to an insurer through contravention of this section.
s 43 amd 2019 No. 36 s 32 sch 1
(sec.43-ssec.1) An insured person must not, without the insurer’s written agreement— make an admission of liability on a claim; or settle, or offer to settle, a claim; or make a payment, or offer or promise to make a payment, on a claim.
(sec.43-ssec.2) A contract, offer or promise made in contravention of this section does not bind the insurer.
(sec.43-ssec.3) This section does not prevent an insured person from providing a police officer with information reasonably required to prepare a report on a motor vehicle accident.
(sec.43-ssec.4) An insured person incurs no civil liability to an insurer through contravention of this section.
- (a) make an admission of liability on a claim; or
- (b) settle, or offer to settle, a claim; or
- (c) make a payment, or offer or promise to make a payment, on a claim.