New South Wales Consolidated Acts New South Wales Consolidated Acts(cf s 43 MAA)
(1) A claim must be made within 6 months after the relevant date for the claim. The relevant date is the date of the motor accident to which the claim relates unless the claim is made in respect of the death of a person, in which case the relevant date is the date of the person's death.
(2) A claim is made by giving notice of the claim as follows--(a) in the case of a claim against a person whose insurer is a third-party insurer, to the person's insurer,(b) in any other case, to the person against whom the claim is made.
(3) The requirement under subsection (2) (only in so far as it is a requirement to give notice of a claim to the person against whom the claim is made and without affecting the requirement to give notice to the insurer) does not apply if--(a) that person is dead, or(b) that person cannot be given notice.