Queensland Consolidated Acts

PERSONAL INJURIES PROCEEDINGS ACT 2002 - SECT 61

61 Supervising principal must complete law practice certificate on settlement or judgment

(1) This section applies if—

(a) a law practice is retained by a claimant to act in relation to the claimant’s claim; and

(b) either—

(i) the claimant or the respondent accepts, in writing, an offer, or counter offer, of settlement; or

(ii) judgment is given on the claim.

(2) The supervising principal of the law practice in relation to the claim must—

(a) complete a law practice certificate for the claim as soon as practicable after the offer or counter offer is accepted or judgment is given; and

(b) within 7 days after the acceptance or judgment, give the certificate to the respondent and a copy of the certificate to—

(i) the claimant; and

(ii) if the respondent’s insurer has responded to part 1 of the claimant’s notice of claim, or the respondent has given details of the respondent’s insurer to the claimant—the respondent’s insurer.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—300 penalty units.