National Injury Insurance Scheme (Queensland) Act 2016
sec.128Receiving or adopting things in other proceedings
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sec.128 Receiving or adopting things in other proceedings
During the hearing of a proceeding for the review of an internal review decision, QCAT may— receive in evidence a transcript, or part of a transcript, of evidence taken in a relevant proceeding before a court, tribunal or other entity, and draw conclusions of fact from the evidence that QCAT considers appropriate; or adopt, as QCAT considers appropriate, decisions, findings, judgments, or reasons for judgment, of a court, tribunal or other entity that may be relevant to the hearing. In this section— relevant proceeding means a proceeding for, or relating to, an action for damages for a personal injury that— arises out of a motor vehicle accident, as defined in the Insurance Act ; and relates to the internal review decision. (sec.128-ssec.1) During the hearing of a proceeding for the review of an internal review decision, QCAT may— receive in evidence a transcript, or part of a transcript, of evidence taken in a relevant proceeding before a court, tribunal or other entity, and draw conclusions of fact from the evidence that QCAT considers appropriate; or adopt, as QCAT considers appropriate, decisions, findings, judgments, or reasons for judgment, of a court, tribunal or other entity that may be relevant to the hearing. (sec.128-ssec.2) In this section— relevant proceeding means a proceeding for, or relating to, an action for damages for a personal injury that— arises out of a motor vehicle accident, as defined in the Insurance Act ; and relates to the internal review decision.
- (a) receive in evidence a transcript, or part of a transcript, of evidence taken in a relevant proceeding before a court, tribunal or other entity, and draw conclusions of fact from the evidence that QCAT considers appropriate; or
- (b) adopt, as QCAT considers appropriate, decisions, findings, judgments, or reasons for judgment, of a court, tribunal or other entity that may be relevant to the hearing.
- (a) arises out of a motor vehicle accident, as defined in the Insurance Act ; and
- (b) relates to the internal review decision.