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Personal Injuries Proceedings Regulation 2025
sec.7Claimant’s certificate
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### sec.7 Claimant’s certificate
A claimant’s certificate for a notice of a claim is a certificate, complying with subsection (2) , that states—
whether the claimant is making the claim on the claimant’s own initiative; and
whether or not the claimant was personally approached or contacted by a person and solicited or induced to make the claim; and
if the claimant was personally approached or contacted by a person and solicited or induced to make the claim—
the name of the person who approached or contacted the claimant; and
the circumstances in which the person approached or contacted the claimant; and
if the claimant has instructed a law practice to act for the claimant in relation to the claim—whether the claimant knows if the law practice gave consideration to a person for referring the claimant to the law practice.
A claimant’s certificate must be—
in a form approved by the commissioner; and
verified by statutory declaration.
(sec.7-ssec.1) A claimant’s certificate for a notice of a claim is a certificate, complying with subsection (2) , that states— whether the claimant is making the claim on the claimant’s own initiative; and whether or not the claimant was personally approached or contacted by a person and solicited or induced to make the claim; and if the claimant was personally approached or contacted by a person and solicited or induced to make the claim— the name of the person who approached or contacted the claimant; and the circumstances in which the person approached or contacted the claimant; and if the claimant has instructed a law practice to act for the claimant in relation to the claim—whether the claimant knows if the law practice gave consideration to a person for referring the claimant to the law practice.
(sec.7-ssec.2) A claimant’s certificate must be— in a form approved by the commissioner; and verified by statutory declaration.
- (a) whether the claimant is making the claim on the claimant’s own initiative; and
- (b) whether or not the claimant was personally approached or contacted by a person and solicited or induced to make the claim; and
- (c) if the claimant was personally approached or contacted by a person and solicited or induced to make the claim— (i) the name of the person who approached or contacted the claimant; and (ii) the circumstances in which the person approached or contacted the claimant; and
- (i) the name of the person who approached or contacted the claimant; and
- (ii) the circumstances in which the person approached or contacted the claimant; and
- (d) if the claimant has instructed a law practice to act for the claimant in relation to the claim—whether the claimant knows if the law practice gave consideration to a person for referring the claimant to the law practice.
- (i) the name of the person who approached or contacted the claimant; and
- (ii) the circumstances in which the person approached or contacted the claimant; and
- (a) in a form approved by the commissioner; and
- (b) verified by statutory declaration.