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Motor Accidents (Compensation) Act 1979
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4A Motor accidents
(1) A motor accident is an occurrence:
(a) caused by or arising out of the use of a motor vehicle; and
(b) resulting in the death of, or injury to, a person.
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(2) A motor accident is caused by or arises out of the use of a motor
vehicle if, and only if, it results directly from:
(a) the driving of the motor vehicle; or
(b) the motor vehicle moving out of control; or
(c) a collision, or action to avoid a collision, with the motor vehicle
(whether the motor vehicle is stationary or moving).
(3) If a person renders assistance, or attempts to render assistance, at
the scene of a motor accident and, as a result of doing so, dies or is
injured, the accident is taken to have resulted in the death or injury.