MOTOR VEHICLE (CATASTROPHIC INJURIES) ACT 2016 - SECT 8

MOTOR VEHICLE (CATASTROPHIC INJURIES) ACT 2016 - SECT 8

8 .         Eligibility to participate

        (1)         A person is eligible to be a participant in the CISS if —

            (a)         the person suffers a motor vehicle injury to which this Act applies; and

            (b)         the motor vehicle injury is a catastrophic injury.

        (2)         Participation in the CISS is as an interim participant or as a lifetime participant and, for that purpose, the regulations may establish criteria for eligibility for interim participation in the CISS and criteria for eligibility for lifetime participation in the CISS.

        (3)         A person is not eligible to be a participant in the CISS in respect of a motor vehicle injury if the person has been awarded damages, pursuant to a final judgment entered by a court or a binding settlement, in respect of the future treatment, care and support needs of the person that relate to the injury.