sec.61Supervising principal must complete law practice certificate on settlement or judgment

### sec.61 Supervising principal must complete law practice certificate on settlement or judgment This section applies if— a law practice is retained by a claimant to act in relation to the claimant’s claim; and either— the claimant or the respondent accepts, in writing, an offer, or counter offer, of settlement; or judgment is given on the claim. The supervising principal of the law practice in relation to the claim must— complete a law practice certificate for the claim as soon as practicable after the offer or counter offer is accepted or judgment is given; and within 7 days after the acceptance or judgment, give the certificate to the respondent and a copy of the certificate to— the claimant; and if the respondent’s insurer has responded to part 1 of the claimant’s notice of claim, or the respondent has given details of the respondent’s insurer to the claimant—the respondent’s insurer. Maximum penalty—300 penalty units. s 61 prev s 61 om 2003 No. 16 s 104 pres s 61 ins 2022 No. 13 s 48 (sec.61-ssec.1) This section applies if— a law practice is retained by a claimant to act in relation to the claimant’s claim; and either— the claimant or the respondent accepts, in writing, an offer, or counter offer, of settlement; or judgment is given on the claim. (sec.61-ssec.2) The supervising principal of the law practice in relation to the claim must— complete a law practice certificate for the claim as soon as practicable after the offer or counter offer is accepted or judgment is given; and within 7 days after the acceptance or judgment, give the certificate to the respondent and a copy of the certificate to— the claimant; and if the respondent’s insurer has responded to part 1 of the claimant’s notice of claim, or the respondent has given details of the respondent’s insurer to the claimant—the respondent’s insurer. Maximum penalty—300 penalty units. - (a) a law practice is retained by a claimant to act in relation to the claimant’s claim; and - (b) either— (i) the claimant or the respondent accepts, in writing, an offer, or counter offer, of settlement; or (ii) judgment is given on the claim. - (i) the claimant or the respondent accepts, in writing, an offer, or counter offer, of settlement; or - (ii) judgment is given on the claim. - (i) the claimant or the respondent accepts, in writing, an offer, or counter offer, of settlement; or - (ii) judgment is given on the claim. - (a) complete a law practice certificate for the claim as soon as practicable after the offer or counter offer is accepted or judgment is given; and - (b) within 7 days after the acceptance or judgment, give the certificate to the respondent and a copy of the certificate to— (i) the claimant; and (ii) if the respondent’s insurer has responded to part 1 of the claimant’s notice of claim, or the respondent has given details of the respondent’s insurer to the claimant—the respondent’s insurer. - (i) the claimant; and - (ii) if the respondent’s insurer has responded to part 1 of the claimant’s notice of claim, or the respondent has given details of the respondent’s insurer to the claimant—the respondent’s insurer. - (i) the claimant; and - (ii) if the respondent’s insurer has responded to part 1 of the claimant’s notice of claim, or the respondent has given details of the respondent’s insurer to the claimant—the respondent’s insurer.