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Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002
sec.73BDisclosure of information for administering claim farming provisions
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### sec.73B Disclosure of information for administering claim farming provisions
This section applies if, in exercising a power or performing a function under a claim farming provision under this Act or the Legal Profession Act 2007 , the commissioner obtains information.
The commissioner may disclose the information to a relevant entity if the commissioner believes the information is relevant to—
the administration by the relevant entity of a claim farming provision; or
monitoring and identifying patterns or trends in conduct to which claim farming provisions apply.
The commissioner must have a written arrangement with the relevant entity providing for the way in which the commissioner, or staff of the commission under the Legal Profession Act 2007 may, under subsection (2) , disclose the information to the relevant entity and its officers.
Information disclosed under this section must not be used for any purpose other than the administration of a claim farming provision.
In this section—
claim farming provision means—
each of the following provisions—
chapter 2 , part 1 , division 1AA ;
section 9B , 9C or 13A ;
chapter 2 , part 4 ;
chapter 3 , parts 2 and 2A ; and
each of the following provisions of the Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994 —
part 4 , division 2A ;
sections 37AA , 37AB , 39A and 41A ;
part 5AA ; and
the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 , chapter 6B .
relevant entity means each of the following—
the Motor Accident Insurance Commission established under the Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994 , section 6 ;
the Regulator established under the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 , section 326 .
s 73B ins 2022 No. 13 s 53
(sec.73B-ssec.1) This section applies if, in exercising a power or performing a function under a claim farming provision under this Act or the Legal Profession Act 2007 , the commissioner obtains information.
(sec.73B-ssec.2) The commissioner may disclose the information to a relevant entity if the commissioner believes the information is relevant to— the administration by the relevant entity of a claim farming provision; or monitoring and identifying patterns or trends in conduct to which claim farming provisions apply.
(sec.73B-ssec.3) The commissioner must have a written arrangement with the relevant entity providing for the way in which the commissioner, or staff of the commission under the Legal Profession Act 2007 may, under subsection (2) , disclose the information to the relevant entity and its officers.
(sec.73B-ssec.4) Information disclosed under this section must not be used for any purpose other than the administration of a claim farming provision.
(sec.73B-ssec.5) In this section— claim farming provision means— each of the following provisions— chapter 2 , part 1 , division 1AA ; section 9B , 9C or 13A ; chapter 2 , part 4 ; chapter 3 , parts 2 and 2A ; and each of the following provisions of the Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994 — part 4 , division 2A ; sections 37AA , 37AB , 39A and 41A ; part 5AA ; and the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 , chapter 6B . relevant entity means each of the following— the Motor Accident Insurance Commission established under the Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994 , section 6 ; the Regulator established under the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 , section 326 .
- (a) the administration by the relevant entity of a claim farming provision; or
- (b) monitoring and identifying patterns or trends in conduct to which claim farming provisions apply.
- (a) each of the following provisions— (i) chapter 2 , part 1 , division 1AA ; (ii) section 9B , 9C or 13A ; (iii) chapter 2 , part 4 ; (iv) chapter 3 , parts 2 and 2A ; and
- (i) chapter 2 , part 1 , division 1AA ;
- (ii) section 9B , 9C or 13A ;
- (iii) chapter 2 , part 4 ;
- (iv) chapter 3 , parts 2 and 2A ; and
- (b) each of the following provisions of the Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994 — (i) part 4 , division 2A ; (ii) sections 37AA , 37AB , 39A and 41A ; (iii) part 5AA ; and
- (i) part 4 , division 2A ;
- (ii) sections 37AA , 37AB , 39A and 41A ;
- (iii) part 5AA ; and
- (c) the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 , chapter 6B .
- (i) chapter 2 , part 1 , division 1AA ;
- (ii) section 9B , 9C or 13A ;
- (iii) chapter 2 , part 4 ;
- (iv) chapter 3 , parts 2 and 2A ; and
- (i) part 4 , division 2A ;
- (ii) sections 37AA , 37AB , 39A and 41A ;
- (iii) part 5AA ; and
- (a) the Motor Accident Insurance Commission established under the Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994 , section 6 ;
- (b) the Regulator established under the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 , section 326 .