Motor Accident Injuries Act 2019

This section applies if the ACAT makes an order under section 197 (External review—decision) in relation to an ACAT reviewable decision (other than an order under section 197 (1) (c) (ii)).

The order—

is taken to be the decision of the decision-maker who made the ACAT reviewable decision; and

takes effect—

for an order relating to an application for external review of an internally reviewable decision—on the day the internally reviewable decision was made, unless the ACAT otherwise orders; and

in any other case—on the day the externally reviewable decision was made, unless the ACAT otherwise orders.

If the ACAT orders the payment of a defined benefit to an applicant for defined benefits, the relevant insurer for the application must pay the applicant the amount of defined benefits owing to the applicant.