NTIn ForceAct
Motor Accidents (Compensation) Act 1979
28Motor Accidents (Compensation) Appeal Tribunal
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 28
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Motor Accidents (Compensation) Act 1979.
28 Motor Accidents (Compensation) Appeal Tribunal
(1) The Motor Accidents (Compensation) Appeal Tribunal continues.
(2) The Tribunal is constituted of a Supreme Court Judge.
(3) A Supreme Court Judge has, when sitting as the Tribunal, the same
privileges and immunities as when sitting to exercise the jurisdiction
of the Supreme Court.
Part 6 Reviews and referrals to Tribunal
Division 2 Review of claims
Motor Accidents (Compensation) Act 1979 34
(4) A witness, legal practitioner or other person appearing before the
Tribunal has the same privileges and immunities as if the
proceedings were proceedings of the Supreme Court.
(5) An officer of the Tribunal has the same privileges and immunities (if
any) as an officer exercising corresponding functions for the
Supreme Court.
(6) The reference to an officer of the Tribunal extends to any person
acting on the authority or by direction of the Tribunal.
Division 2 Review of claims