46Insured not to admit liability etc

46 Insured not to admit liability etc

46 Insured not to admit liability etc

(1) A person shall not, without the consent in writing of the person’s insurer:

(a) enter upon, or incur any expense in, any litigation, or

(b) make any offer or promise of payment or settlement, or

(c) make any payment or settlement, or

(d) make any admission of liability,

in respect of a claim, but this section shall not prevent any person from truthfully answering any question reasonably asked of the person by a member of the NSW Police Force.

(2) An offer, promise or admission made in contravention of this section is of no effect.

(3) (Repealed)

s 46: Am 1989 No 47, Sch 1 (23); 2011 No 62, Sch 3.19 [1].