(1)  As soon as practicable after a motor accident, or as soon as practicable after a motor accident comes to his or her knowledge, the registered operator or the driver of any motor vehicle involved in the accident must notify the Board of –

(a) the fact of the accident; and

(b) the time and place at which it occurred; and

(c) full particulars of the circumstances of the accident, so far as they are known to, or can be ascertained by, the registered operator or driver; and

(d) the name and address of any person killed or injured in the accident, and of any witness to the accident, so far as is known to the registered operator or driver.

(2)  In any proceedings for an offence under subsection (1) , a certificate –

(a) purporting to be signed by an employee of the Board authorised by the Board to sign it; and

(b) certifying that, in respect of a specified motor accident, the Board was not given notice of the matters referred to in subsection (1) by a specified date by the person against whom the proceedings were commenced –

is admissible under this Act and, unless the contrary is proved, is evidence of the matters so certified.

(2A)  After receiving notification of an accident under subsection (1) , the Board may require, by notice in writing, that the registered operator or the driver of any motor vehicle involved in the accident –

(a) provide full details of each insurance policy that is or may be relevant, so far as the details are known to the registered operator or driver; and

(b) provide those details by the date specified in the notice.

(2B)  A person must comply with a notice given to the person under subsection (2A) .

(3)  Upon a claim being made to any person in respect of a third party liability arising from a motor accident alleged to have been incurred by the person as owner or user of a motor vehicle involved in the accident, that person is to give notice of that claim to the Board, together with such particulars of the accident as the Board may require.

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(5)  No person shall, without the written consent of the Board –

(a) enter upon, or incur any expense in, litigation;

(b) make any payment or settlement, or any offer or promise thereof; or

(c) make any admission of liability –

in respect of any third party liability that has been incurred or is alleged to have been incurred by that person.

(6)  Nothing in subsection (5) shall be construed as preventing a person from truthfully answering any question reasonably asked of him.

(7)  A person who contravenes this section is guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.

(7A)  A complaint for a contravention of this section shall be made not later than 6 months after the discovery by the Board of the contravention.

(8)  This section commences on the appointed day.