National Injury Insurance Scheme (Queensland) Act 2016
sec.53Requirement to notify of claim
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sec.53 Requirement to notify of claim
This section applies if— a person makes an application in relation to a serious personal injury and, before the application is decided, a claim is made for the injury; or a person makes a claim for a participant’s injury after the participant is accepted into the scheme. Within 14 days of making the claim, the person must give the agency notice stating— that the person has made the claim; and the day the claim was made; and the insurer against whom the claim has been made. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. (sec.53-ssec.1) This section applies if— a person makes an application in relation to a serious personal injury and, before the application is decided, a claim is made for the injury; or a person makes a claim for a participant’s injury after the participant is accepted into the scheme. (sec.53-ssec.2) Within 14 days of making the claim, the person must give the agency notice stating— that the person has made the claim; and the day the claim was made; and the insurer against whom the claim has been made. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
- (a) a person makes an application in relation to a serious personal injury and, before the application is decided, a claim is made for the injury; or
- (b) a person makes a claim for a participant’s injury after the participant is accepted into the scheme.
- (a) that the person has made the claim; and
- (b) the day the claim was made; and
- (c) the insurer against whom the claim has been made.