Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

ROAD TRANSPORT (THIRD-PARTY INSURANCE) ACT 2008 (NO. 1 OF 2008) - SECT 105

    (1)     A respondent for a motor accident claim must give the claimant for the motor accident claim—

        (a)     a copy of each required document that is—

              (i)     in the respondent's possession; and

              (ii)     directly relevant to a matter in issue in the motor accident claim; and

        (b)     if the claimant asks the respondent for any of the following information—the following information:

              (i)     if the information is in the respondent's possession—the circumstances of, or the reasons for, the motor accident for the motor accident claim; or

              (ii)     if the respondent is the insurer for the motor accident claim—information that can be found out from the insured person about the circumstances of, or the reasons for, the motor accident for the motor accident claim.

    (2)     The respondent must give the copies mentioned in subsection (1) (a)—

        (a)     not later than 1 month after the day the respondent received, or is taken to have received, the claimant's complying notice of claim; or

        (b)     if a required document comes into the respondent's possession later—not later than 7 days after the day the required document comes into the respondent's possession.

    (3)     The respondent must respond to a request under subsection (1) (b) not later than 1 month after the day the respondent receives the request.

    (4)     If a claimant requires information given by a respondent under this section to be verified by statutory declaration, the respondent must verify the information by statutory declaration.

    (5)     If a respondent fails, without proper reason, to comply fully with this section, the respondent is liable for costs to the claimant resulting from the failure.

Note 1     Section 108 applies if there would be more than 200 pages of copies.

Note 2     The respondent may not need to give a document or information under this section if the document or information is protected by client legal privilege (see  s 109).

Note 3     The respondent may not need to give a document or information under this section if the respondent suspects the claimant of fraud (see  s 111).