74Form of notice of claim

74 Form of notice of claim

74 Form of notice of claim

(cf s 44 MAA)

(1) A notice of a claim under this Part must—

(a) be in the form approved by the Authority, and

(b) set out or be accompanied by such particulars and information as may be required by that form.

(2) A notice of claim given to an insurer may, if approved by the Authority, require the claimant to do any one or more of the following—

(a) furnish a medical certificate relating to the claim signed by a medical practitioner,

(b) authorise the insurer to obtain information and documents relevant to the claim from persons specified in the authorisation,

(c) authorise the insurer to provide information and documents so obtained by the insurer to persons specified in the authorisation.

(2A) A copy of an authorisation for the obtaining of information and documents from a person is sufficient authorisation for that purpose and may be relied on as if it were the original authorisation.

(3) The Authority may approve different forms according to the persons to whom the notice is to be given.

(4) (Repealed)

s 74: Am 2007 No 95, Sch 1 [39]–[41]; 2014 No 88, Sch 1.15.