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INSURANCE CONTRACTS REGULATIONS 2017 (F2017L01658) - REG 12

What is a Key Facts Sheet?

             (1)  This section is made for the purposes of section 33B of the Act.

             (2)  A Key Facts Sheet, for a prescribed contract or a potential prescribed contract, must:

                     (a)  contain the information, and be completed in the way, specified in the following form:

                              (i)  for a home buildings insurance contract--Form 1 in Schedule 5;

                             (ii)  for a home contents insurance contract--Form 2 in Schedule 5; and

                     (b)  be A4 in size; and

                     (c)  be set out in Arial font, in the following sizes:

                              (i)  the heading at the top of the first page that starts with the words "KEY FACTS" must be in size 18 font;

                             (ii)  the word "STEP" must be in size 16 font;

                            (iii)  the number after the word "STEP" must be in size 48 font;

                            (iv)  the footnote after step 2 must be in size 8 font;

                             (v)  the rest of the document must be in size 10 font; and

                     (d)  be set out in the following colours, with sufficient contrast in the colours to allow the text to be easily read:

                              (i)  the headings, subheadings, and policy name, must be in blue type on a white background;

                             (ii)  the top box in step 2 must be in white type on a blue background;

                            (iii)  the remaining boxes in step 2 must alternate between black type on a white background, and black type on a light blue background;

                            (iv)  the box in step 3 must be in white type on a blue background;

                             (v)  the rest of the document must be in black type on a white background.



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