Queensland Numbered Acts

NATIONAL INJURY INSURANCE SCHEME (QUEENSLAND) ACT 2016 - SECT 17

17 When application may not be made

(1) An application may not be made in relation to an injured person’s serious personal injury if—

(a) another person has made an application in relation to the injury and the application has not been decided; or

(b) the injured person is an interim participant in relation to the injury.

(2) Subsection (3) applies if—

(a) an application has been made in relation to an injured person’s serious personal injury and the application has been refused; or

(b) an injured person was an interim participant in relation to a serious personal injury and the injured person’s participation in the scheme has ended.

(3) A person may not make an application in relation to the serious personal injury unless—

(a) the person gives the agency medical information, not previously considered by the agency, about the injured person’s injury or condition; or

(b) the person gives the agency medical information showing that the injured person’s condition as a result of the injury has deteriorated since the earlier application was made or the injured person’s participation ended.

(4) If an injured person, or a person acting for an injured person, has received a payment under section (3)(a) in relation to the injured person’s serious personal injury—

(a) an application in relation to the injury—

(i) may be made only in the circumstances prescribed by regulation; and

(ii) may not be made for a period, of at least 5 years after the payment is received, prescribed by regulation; and

(b) section (2) and (3) do not apply to the making of the application.