Queensland Consolidated Acts

PERSONAL INJURIES PROCEEDINGS ACT 2002 - SECT 9C

9C Law practice retained by claimant after notice of claim

(1) This section applies if a law practice is retained to act in relation to a claimant’s claim after the claimant has given notice of the claim under section 9 .

(2) The supervising principal of the law practice in relation to the claim must within 1 month after the practice is retained—

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

(b) give a copy of the law practice certificate to the respondent to the claim mentioned in section 12 (1) .

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—300 penalty units.