23Liability to pay scheduled benefits

23 Liability to pay scheduled benefits

[Section 23 Substituted by No. 122 of 1977, s. 10 ]**[Section 23 Amended by No. 6 of 1991, s. 6 ]

(1)  [Section 23 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 2013, s. 6, Applied:19 Nov 2013] [Section 23 Subsection (1) amended by No. 45 of 1985, s. 5 ][Section 23 Subsection (1) substituted by No. 49 of 1997, s. 14, Applied:01 Dec 1997] [Section 23 Subsection (1) amended by No. 17 of 1996, Applied:15 May 1998] [Section 23 Subsection (1) substituted by No. 20 of 2002, s. 13, Applied:01 Aug 2002] The Board must pay the benefits prescribed by the regulations if a resident of this State suffers personal injury resulting directly from a motor accident and –

(a) the motor accident occurs in this State; or

(b) the motor accident occurs in another State or a Territory of the Commonwealth and involves a motor vehicle registered in this State.

(1AA)  [Section 23 Subsection (1AA) inserted by No. 55 of 2013, s. 6, Applied:19 Nov 2013] Despite subsection (1) , the benefits payable by the Board under that subsection to a resident of this State who suffers personal injury resulting directly from a motor accident that occurs in another State or a Territory are the prescribed benefits less any benefits payable –

(a) to the person in respect of that injury; and

(b) under the law of that other State or Territory.

(1A)  [Section 23 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 20 of 2002, s. 13, Applied:01 Aug 2002] The Board must pay the benefits prescribed by the regulations if a person who is not a resident of this State suffers personal injury resulting directly from a motor accident and –

(a) the motor accident occurs in this State; and