7BPersons injured in motor accidents occurring outside NSW may “buy in”

7B Persons injured in motor accidents occurring outside NSW may “buy in”

7B Persons injured in motor accidents occurring outside NSW may “buy in”

(1) A person who has suffered a motor accident injury as a result of a motor accident occurring outside New South Wales (whether before or after the commencement of this section) may be accepted as a lifetime participant in the Scheme if the person pays to the Authority, for payment into the Fund, a contribution determined by the Authority.

(2) The contribution is to be the amount that the Authority determines as the amount required to fund the treatment and care needs of the person as a lifetime participant in the Scheme in respect of the injury.

(3) A person is eligible to participate in the Scheme under this section only if the person would have been eligible to participate in the Scheme—

(a) had the motor accident occurred in New South Wales, and

(b) if the person has been awarded damages in respect of the injury—had those damages not been awarded.

(4) An application for a person to become a participant in the Scheme under this section cannot be made by an insurer.

(5) The LTCS Guidelines may make provision for or with respect to how a person’s contribution for participation in the Scheme under this section is to be determined.

s 7B: Ins 2017 No 10, Sch 5.10 [2].