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Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999
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#### 30 Maximum commission payable to insurers’ agents
30 Maximum commission payable to insurers’ agents
> > (1) For the purposes of calculating the amount of insurance premiums under this Part, the acquisition and policy administration expenses of a licensed insurer may not include, as the amount of commission or other remuneration payable to the insurer’s agent or agents for the issue of third-party policies by the insurer, an amount that exceeds 5% (or such other percentage as may be prescribed by the regulations) of the premium payable for policies.
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> > (2) If more than one insurer’s agent acts in respect of a third-party policy, the maximum amount of commission or other remuneration under this section is the total amount payable to all those agents.
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> > (3) In this section—
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> > commission or other remuneration does not include payment for business expenses incurred by an insurer’s agent.
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> > insurer’s agent means any insurance broker or commission agent acting for or on behalf of a licensed insurer in connection with the issue of third-party policies by the insurer.
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> **s 30:** Am 2006 No 17, Sch 1 \[13\].