Queensland Consolidated Acts

PERSONAL INJURIES PROCEEDINGS ACT 2002 - SECT 71A

71A Meaning of consideration for s 71

(1)
"Consideration" , for a claim referral or potential claim referral, means a fee or other benefit given for the claim referral or potential claim referral but does not include a gift, other than money, or hospitality if the gift or hospitality has a value of $200 or less.

(2) To remove any doubt, it is declared that
"consideration" does not include—

(a) a payment or other benefit, not for a claim referral or potential claim referral, to—

(i) a community legal service; or

(ii) an industrial organisation; or

(iii) a registered entity within the meaning of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012 (Cwlth) ; or

(iv) a school association; or

(v) a sporting association; or

Example—

legal services provided pro bono by an associate of a law practice to a community legal service

(b) an amount given by a claimant for a service provided to the claimant as part of making a claim including, for example, an amount for legal costs.

(3) In this section—

"school association" means—

(a) an association under the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 ; or

(b) for a non-State school under the Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2017 —an association of parents and friends formed for the school.

"sporting association" means an association formed and operated on a not-for-profit basis for the purpose of conducting a sporting activity.