Section 5 - Sporting Injuries Insurance Rule 1997 - Information in support of application

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5 Information in support of application

An application under section 19 of the Act must be accompanied by:

(a) in the case of an application under section 19 (1) (a):

(i) a certificate or report relating to the injury that is the subject of the application given by a legally qualified medical practitioner concerning the examination of the applicant, the applicant’s condition, the history of the injury as provided by the applicant and, if relevant, the degree of loss sustained by the applicant in the opinion of that practitioner, and

(ii) a statement by the secretary or another official of the sporting organisation or member organisation to which the applicant belonged when the injury occurred outlining all details known to the secretary or the official of the occurrence that led to the injury, and confirming, from an examination of the organisation’s records, that the applicant was registered as a participant with the organisation at the time of the injury, and

(iii) a statement from at least one witness to the injury concerning the cause of the injury, or

(b) in the case of an application under section 19 (1) (b):

(i) a certificate or report relating to the injury that is the subject of the application given by a legally qualified medical practitioner concerning the examination of the applicant, the applicant’s condition, the history of the injury as provided by the applicant and, if relevant, the degree of loss sustained by the applicant in the opinion of that practitioner, and

(ii) a statement from the school principal or another official of the school at which the applicant was an enrolled student participant when the injury occurred outlining all details known to the principal or other official of the occurrence that led to the injury, and confirming that the applicant was participating in an authorised activity of the school at the time of the injury, and

(iii) a statement from at least one witness to the injury concerning the cause of the injury, or

(c) in the case of an application under section 19 (1) (c):

(i) a certificate or report relating to the injury that is the subject of the application given by a legally qualified medical practitioner concerning the examination of the applicant, the applicant’s condition, the history of the injury as provided by the applicant and, if relevant, the degree of loss sustained by the applicant in the opinion of that practitioner, and