Section 23 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:

(1)  The Board must pay the benefits prescribed by the regulations if –

(a) a resident of this State suffers personal injury as the result of a motor accident occuring in this State; or

(b) a person suffers personal injury as the result of a motor accident occurring in this State and caused by a motor vehicle registered in this State; or

(c) a resident of this State suffers personal injury caused by a motor vehicle registered in this State and as the result of a motor accident occurring in another State or a Territory of the Commonwealth.

(b) by inserting after subsection (2) the following subsection:

(2A)  Subsection (1) does not apply where the motor accident which resulted in the personal injury has not been reported to a police officer unless the Board determines that in the circumstances the failure to so report the motor accident should be excused.

(c) by omitting subsection (4) and substituting the following subsection:

(4)  The regulations may prescribe in relation to a person who suffers personal injury as a result of a motor accident –

(a) the medical benefits payable to that person, the forms of treatment for which medical benefits are payable and the limit (except in respect of a person requiring daily care) on the amount of medical benefits payable; and

(b) the funeral benefits payable to that person's personal representative and the limit on the amount of funeral benefits payable; and

(c) the death benefits payable to dependants of that person and the limit on the amount of death benefits payable; and

(d) the disability benefits payable to that person and the manner of determining the limit on the amount of disability benefits payable.