96Application for miscellaneous claims assessment

#### 96 Application for miscellaneous claims assessment 96 Application for miscellaneous claims assessment > > (1) A claimant or insurer may lodge an application to refer a dispute about a miscellaneous claims assessment matter under Part 7 of the MAI Act at any time. > > > (2) An application may be lodged only if— > > > > > (a) the insurer is not required to conduct an internal review of the decision as it relates to a dispute about which insurer is the insurer of the at-fault motor vehicle for the purposes of section 3.3 of the MAI Act, or > > > > > (b) the insurer has failed to complete an internal review or notify the claimant of the decision on review within the required period, or > > > > > (c) the insurer has declined to conduct an internal review. > > > (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 may lodge a reply to the application and serve a sealed copy of the reply on the other parties— > > > > > (a) for an application to refer a dispute about payment of statutory benefits that is a miscellaneous claims assessment matter specified in clause 3(b), (f) or (k) of Schedule 2 to the MAI Act—within 14 days of registration of the application, or > > > > > (b) for an application to refer a dispute about another miscellaneous claims assessment matter under clause 3 of Schedule 2 to the MAI Act—within 21 days of registration of the application.