NATIONAL INJURY INSURANCE SCHEME (QUEENSLAND) ACT 2016 - SECT 19 Requirements for application

NATIONAL INJURY INSURANCE SCHEME (QUEENSLAND) ACT 2016 - SECT 19

19 Requirements for application

(1) An application must—

(a) be in the approved form; and

(b) include or be accompanied by the information prescribed by regulation.

(2) Subsections (3) and (4) apply if an application is made by a person other than an insurer.

(3) The application must state that the applicant permits the agency to exchange information about the injured person with an entity prescribed by regulation for the purpose of the agency performing its functions under this Act, including, in particular—

(a) deciding whether or not the person is eligible to participate in the scheme; and

(b) if it is decided that the person is eligible to participate in the scheme—

(i) deciding whether the person is to be a lifetime participant or an interim participant; and

(ii) assessing the treatment, care and support needed by the person; and

(iii) reviewing the person’s participation in the scheme.

(4) If the injured person, or a person acting for the injured person, has made, or intends to make, a claim against an insurer for the serious personal injury, the application must also state—

(a) that the person has made, or intends to make, the claim; and

(b) if the claim has been made—

(i) the day the claim was made; and

(ii) the status of the claim; and

(c) the insurer against whom the claim was, or is intended to be, made.