NATIONAL INJURY INSURANCE SCHEME (QUEENSLAND) ACT 2016 - SECT 14 Participants in scheme

NATIONAL INJURY INSURANCE SCHEME (QUEENSLAND) ACT 2016 - SECT 14

14 Participants in scheme

(1) A person is a
"participant" in the scheme if the agency accepts the person as a participant in the scheme under—

(a) section 13 ; or

(b) section 22 .

(2) A participant is a
"lifetime participant" if the agency accepts the person as a participant for the rest of the person’s life under—

(a) section 22 (3) ; or

(b) section 46 (4) .

(3) A participant is an
"interim participant" if the agency accepts the person, under section 22 (1) (a) , as a participant in the scheme for the participation period.

(4) A participant is a
"buy-in participant" if the agency accepts the person, under section 13 , as a participant in the scheme.

(5) A person’s participation in the scheme starts the day the person is accepted into the scheme.

(6) A person’s participation in the scheme ends—

(a) if the person dies; or

(b) if the person stops being a participant under this chapter; or

(c) for a buy-in participant—at the end of the period mentioned in section 13 (2) ; or

(d) in the circumstances prescribed by regulation.