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Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994
sec.72Information to be provided by insurers
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### sec.72 Information to be provided by insurers
A licensed insurer must immediately inform the commission if—
the insurer or a related body corporate fails to make a payment of principal or interest required under any debenture or security issued by the insurer or the related body corporate; or
a liquidator, receiver or receiver and manager of property of the insurer or a related body corporate is appointed; or
the insurer or a related body corporate resolves to be wound up; or
another event happens of a nature prescribed by regulation.
The commission may require a licensed insurer—
to disclose to the commission, within the time allowed by the commission, specified information about the business or the financial position of the insurer or a related body corporate; or
to give to the commission, within the time allowed by the commission, copies of specified documents.
A requirement under subsection (2) must be made in writing and must state the time within which the requirement must be complied with.
If a requirement under subsection (2) is not complied with, the insurer commits an offence.
Maximum penalty—300 penalty units.
In this section—
licensed insurer includes a body corporate formerly licensed under this Act.
(sec.72-ssec.1) A licensed insurer must immediately inform the commission if— the insurer or a related body corporate fails to make a payment of principal or interest required under any debenture or security issued by the insurer or the related body corporate; or a liquidator, receiver or receiver and manager of property of the insurer or a related body corporate is appointed; or the insurer or a related body corporate resolves to be wound up; or another event happens of a nature prescribed by regulation.
(sec.72-ssec.2) The commission may require a licensed insurer— to disclose to the commission, within the time allowed by the commission, specified information about the business or the financial position of the insurer or a related body corporate; or to give to the commission, within the time allowed by the commission, copies of specified documents.
(sec.72-ssec.3) A requirement under subsection (2) must be made in writing and must state the time within which the requirement must be complied with.
(sec.72-ssec.4) If a requirement under subsection (2) is not complied with, the insurer commits an offence. Maximum penalty—300 penalty units.
(sec.72-ssec.5) In this section— licensed insurer includes a body corporate formerly licensed under this Act.
- (a) the insurer or a related body corporate fails to make a payment of principal or interest required under any debenture or security issued by the insurer or the related body corporate; or
- (b) a liquidator, receiver or receiver and manager of property of the insurer or a related body corporate is appointed; or
- (c) the insurer or a related body corporate resolves to be wound up; or
- (d) another event happens of a nature prescribed by regulation.
- (a) to disclose to the commission, within the time allowed by the commission, specified information about the business or the financial position of the insurer or a related body corporate; or
- (b) to give to the commission, within the time allowed by the commission, copies of specified documents.