Queensland Consolidated Acts

MOTOR ACCIDENT INSURANCE ACT 1994 - SECT 36A

36A Law practice retained by claimant before notice of claim

(1) This section applies if a law practice is retained by a claimant to act in relation to the claimant’s claim before the claimant has given notice of the claim under section 37 .

(2) The supervising principal of the law practice must—

(a) complete a law practice certificate for the claim; and

(b) give the certificate to the claimant before the claimant gives notice of the claim under section 37 .

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—300 penalty units.

Note—

See also section 36C .

(3) In this section—

"claimant" includes a potential claimant.