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Motor Accidents (Compensation) Act 1979
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5 LIST OF AMENDMENTS
pt 1 hdg amd No. 35, 2010, s 39
s 4 amd No. 117, 1979, s 4; No. 8, 1984, s 4; No. 32, 1986, s 4; No. 51, 1986,
s 3; No. 51, 1989, s 4; No. 61, 1989, s 4; No. 48, 1991, s 4; No. 82, 1991,
s 11; No. 16, 1997, ss 4 and 13; No. 17, 2001, s 21; No. 1, 2004, s 62; No. 9,
2007, s 4; No. 30, 2007, s 59; No. 35, 2010, ss 27 and 39; No. 20, 2014, s 4;
No. 41, 2014, s 48; No. 9, 2015, s 31; No. 28, 2018, s 25
s 4A ins No. 9, 2007, s 5
s 4B ins No. 9, 2007, s 5
amd No. 20, 2014, s 5
s 4C ins No. 9, 2007, s 5
amd No. 35, 2010, s 39; No. 20, 2014, s 6; No. 41, 2014, s 52
s 4D ins No. 9, 2007, s 5
s 4DA ins No. 20, 2014, s 7
s 4E hdg amd No. 4, 2017, s 34
s 4E ins No. 35, 2010, s 28
pt 2 hdg amd No. 35, 2010, s 39
s 5 amd No. 8, 1984, s 5
sub No. 61, 1989, s 5
amd No. 48, 1991, s 5
sub No. 16, 1997, s 5
amd No. 24, 2000, s 4
sub No. 9, 2007, s 6
s 6 amd No. 117, 1979, s 5; No. 24, 2000, s 5; No. 9, 2007, s 7; No. 41, 2014,
s 52
pt 3 hdg amd No. 35, 2010, s 39
s 7 amd No. 117, 1979, s 6
sub No. 9, 2007, s 8
amd No. 41, 2014, s 52
s 8 amd No. 61, 1989, s 6
rep No. 9, 2007, s 8
s 9 amd No. 47, 1982, s 4; No. 3, 1984, s 4; No. 8, 1984, s 6; No. 17, 1996, s 6;
No. 16, 1997, s 6; No. 24, 2000, s 6; No. 60, 2001, s 11
sub No. 9, 2007 , s 9
amd No. 35, 2010, s 39; No. 22, 2011, s 36
sub No. 20, 2014, s 8
amd No. 41, 2014, s 52
s 9A ins No. 20, 2014, s 8
amd No. 41, 2014, s 52
s 9B ins No. 20, 2014, s 8
ss 9C – 9G ins No. 20, 2014, s 8
amd No. 41, 2014, s 52
ENDNOTES
Motor Accidents (Compensation) Act 1979 53
s 10 amd No. 117, 1979, s 7
sub No. 8, 1984, s 7
amd No. 36, 1985, s 2; No. 9, 1987, s 2; No. 31, 1991, s 14; No. 50, 1994,
s 16
sub No. 9, 2007 , s 9; No. 20, 2014, s 8
ss 10A – 10C ins No. 20, 2014, s 8
s 11 rep No. 48, 1991, s 6
ins No. 9, 2007, s 9
sub No. 20, 2014, s 8
ss 11A – 11B ins No. 20, 2014, s 8
s 12 amd No. 61, 1989, s 7; No. 16, 1997, s 7; No. 9, 2007, s 10; No. 35, 2010,
s 39; No. 20, 2014, s 9; No. 41, 2014, s 52
pt 4 hdg amd No. 35, 2010, s 39
pt 4
div 1 hdg ins No. 20, 2014, s 10
s 13 amd No. 47, 1982, s 5; No. 32, 1986, s 5; No. 61, 1989, s 8; No. 48, 1991,
s 7; No. 16, 1997, s 8; No. 73, 2002, s 5; No. 9, 2007, s 11; No. 35, 2010,
s 39; No. 20, 2014, s 11; No. 41, 2014, s 52; No. 18, 2019, s 4
s 14 amd No. 47, 1982, s 6; No. 61, 1989, s 9; No. 1, 2004, s 62; No. 35, 2010,
s 39; No. 41, 2014, s 52
s 15 amd No. 16, 1997, s 13; No. 62, 2001, s 15
rep No. 9, 2007, s 12
s 16 amd No. 32, 1986, s 6
rep No. 9, 2007, s 12
s 17 amd No. 47, 1982, s 7; No. 8, 1984, s 8
sub No. 61, 1989, s 10
amd No. 48, 1991, s 8; No. 9, 2007, s 13; No. 35, 2010, s 39; No. 41, 2014,
s 52
s 18 amd No. 111, 1981, s 3; No. 8, 1984, s 9; No. 61, 1989, s 11; No. 8, 1991,
s 3; No. 48, 1991, s 9; No. 16, 1997, s 9
sub No. 9, 2007, s 14
amd No. 35, 2010, s 39; No. 20, 2014, s 12; No. 41, 2014, s 52
pt 4
div 2 hdg ins No. 20, 2014, s 13
pt 4
sdiv 1 hdg ins No. 20, 2014, s 13
s 18AA ins No. 20, 2014, s 13
s 18A ins No. 61, 1989, s 12
amd No. 16, 1997, s 10
sub No. 9, 2007, s 14
amd No. 35, 2010, s 39; No. 20, 2014, s 14; No. 41, 2014, s 52
s 18B ins No. 61, 1989, s 12
amd No. 40, 1998, s 2
sub No. 9, 2007, s 14
amd No. 35, 2010, s 39; No. 20, 2014, s 15; No. 41, 2014, s 52
pt 4
sdiv 2 hdg ins No. 20, 2014, s 16
ss 18BA –
18BC ins No. 20, 2014, s 16
ss 18BD –
18BF ins No. 20, 2014, s 16
amd No. 41, 2014, s 52
pt 4
div 3 hdg ins No. 20, 2014, s 16
s 18C ins No. 9, 2007, s 14
amd No. 35, 2010, s 39; No. 20, 2014, s 17; No. 41, 2014, s 52
ENDNOTES
Motor Accidents (Compensation) Act 1979 54
s 19 amd No. 61, 1989, s 13; No. 48, 1991, s 10
sub No. 9, 2007, s 14
amd No. 35, 2010, s 39; No. 20, 2014, s 18; No. 41, 2014, s 52
pt 5 hdg amd No. 35, 2010, s 39
s 20 amd No. 61, 1989, s 14
sub No. 9, 2007, s 15
s 20A ins No. 9, 2007, s 15
amd No. 35, 2010, s 39; No. 22, 2011, s 37; No. 20, 2014, s 19; No. 41,
2014, s 52
s 21 amd No. 16, 1997, s 13; No. 35, 2010, s 39; No. 41, 2014, s 52
s 22 amd No. 47, 1982, s 8
sub No. 3, 1984, s 5
amd No. 8, 1984, s 10
sub No. 32, 1986, s 7; No. 48, 1991, s 11
amd No. 9, 2007, s 16; No. 35, 2010, s 39; No. 41, 2014, s 52
s 23 amd No. 47, 1982, s 9
sub No. 3, 1984, s 5
amd No. 8, 1984, s 11
rep No. 32, 1986, s 7
ins No. 48, 1991, s 11
s 24 amd No. 8, 1984, s 12; No. 32, 1986, s 8
sub No. 48, 1991, s 12
amd No. 35, 2010, s 39
pt VA hdg ins No. 9, 2007, s 17
amd No. 35, 2010, s 39
s 25 amd No. 3, 1984, s 6; No. 8, 1984, s 13; No. 32, 1986, s 9
rep No. 48, 1991, s 13
ins No. 9, 2007, s 17
pt 6 hdg amd No. 35, 2010, s 29
pt 6
div 1 hdg ins No. 35, 2010, s 29
s 26 amd No. 8, 1984, s 14
rep No. 48, 1991, s 13
ins No. 35, 2010, s 29
s 27 sub No. 3, 1984, s 7
amd No. 32, 1986, s 10; No. 51, 1989, s 5; No. 16, 1997, s 11; No. 9, 2007,
s 18
sub No. 35, 2010, s 29
amd No. 41, 2014, s 49
s 28 amd No. 3, 1984, s 8; No. 36, 1985, s 3
sub No. 9, 2007, s 19
amd No. 8, 2016, s 45
pt 6
div 2 hdg ins No. 35, 2010, s 30
ss 28A – 28B ins No. 35, 2010, s 30
s 28C ins No. 35, 2010, s 30
amd No. 41, 2014, s 52
pt 6
div 3 hdg ins No. 35, 2010, s 31
ss 28D – 28E ins No. 35, 2010, s 31
s 29 amd No. 3, 1984, s 9
sub No. 35, 2010, s 31
amd No. 41, 2014, s 52
pt 6
div 4 hdg ins No. 35, 2010, s 31
s 29A ins No. 3, 1984, s 10
amd No. 35, 2010, s 32; No. 18, 2017, s 36
ENDNOTES
Motor Accidents (Compensation) Act 1979 55
s 29B ins No. 51, 1985, s 3(1)
rep No. 51, 1985, s 3(2)
s 30A ins No. 32, 1986, s 11
amd No. 35, 2010, s 33; No. 38, 2010, s 4
s 30B ins No. 35, 2010, s 34
pt 7 hdg amd No. 35, 2010, s 29
s 30C ins No. 41, 2014, s 50
s 31 amd No. 77, 1994, s 2; No. 16, 1997, s 12; No. 35, 2010, s 39; No. 41, 2014,
s 52
s 31A ins No. 20, 2014, s 20
amd No. 41, 2014, s 52
s 32 sub No. 35, 2010, s 35
amd No. 41, 2014, s 52
s 33 amd No. 3, 1984, s 11; No. 61, 1989, s 15; No. 48, 1991, s 14; No. 35, 2010,
s 39; No. 20, 2014, s 21; No. 41, 2014, s 52
ss 34 – 35 amd No. 35, 2010, s 39; No. 41, 2014, s 52
s 36 amd No. 51, 1989, s 6
sub No. 35, 2010, s 36
rep No. 41, 2014, s 51
s 37 amd No. 54, 1982, s 2; No. 32, 1986, s 12; No. 1, 2004, s 62; No. 35, 2010,
s 39
s 38 amd No. 117, 1979, s 8; No. 8, 1984, s 15; No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 24, 2000,
s 7
sub No. 9, 2007, s 20
amd No. 22, 2011, s 38; No. 20, 2014, s 22; No. 41, 2014, s 52
s 39 rep No. 8, 1984, s 16
s 40 amd No. 35, 2010, s 39; No. 41, 2014, s 52
s 40A ins No. 117, 1979, s 9
amd No. 47, 1982, s 10
rep No. 9, 2007, s 21
s 41 rep No. 9, 2007, s 21
s 42 sub No. 35, 2010, s 37
pt VIII hdg ins No. 9, 2007, s 22
amd No. 35, 2010, s 39
sub No. 20, 2014, s 23
pt 8
div 1 hdg ins No. 20, 2014, s 23
s 43 ins No. 9, 2007, s 22
amd No. 35, 2010, s 39
pt 9 hdg ins No. 35, 2010, s 38
sub No. 20, 2014, s 24
pt 8
div 2 hdg ins No. 20, 2014, s 24
s 44 ins No. 35, 2010, s 38
pt 8
div 3 hdg ins No. 20, 2014, s.25
ss45 – 47 ins No. 20, 2014, s 25
pt 8
div 4 hdg ins No. 18, 2019, s 5
ss 48 – 49 ins No. 18, 2019, s 5
sch sub No. 8, 1984, s 17
rep No. 20, 2014, s 26