Section 93 - Personal Injury Commission Rules 2021 - Application for special assessment of certain disputes

93Application for special assessment of certain disputes

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93 Application for special assessment of certain disputes

(1) A claimant or insurer may lodge an application for special assessment of a dispute under section 96(1) of the MAC Act at any time.

(2) A separate application must be lodged for each type of dispute specified in section 96(1) of the MAC Act.

(3) The applicant must, within 7 days of registration of the application, serve a sealed copy of the application on the other parties.

(4) The respondent must lodge a reply to the application and serve a sealed copy of the reply on the other parties—

(a) for an application for special assessment of a dispute about whether a payment is required to be made under section 84A of the MAC Act, as referred to in section 96(1)(f) of the MAC Act—within 14 days of registration of the application, or

(b) for an application for special assessment of another dispute specified in section 96(1) of the MAC Act—within 21 days of registration of the application.

(5) An application for special assessment of a dispute about whether a payment is required to be made under section 84A of the MAC Act, as referred to in section 96(1)(f) of the MAC Act, must be allocated for assessment within 7 days of registration of the application.