Application—pt 5.3
240 Application—pt 5.3
This part applies to a person injured in a motor accident if the person—
has made a successful claim for workers compensation benefits in relation to the injury; and
has given the respondent a notice of claim under the Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002, section 51 (Notice of claim).
The Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002, s 51 (3) sets out the period within which a notice of claim must be given to the respondent to the claim.
This part does not apply to a person injured in a motor accident who has made a successful claim for workers compensation benefits in relation to the injury if—
the person has been assessed as having a WPI of at least 10% as a result of the motor accident; and
the assessment—
was conducted by a private medical examiner in accordance with the WPI assessment guidelines; but
was not conducted under division 2.6.3 (Quality of life benefits—WPI assessment).
In this section:
private medical examiner—see section 145.
successful claim for workers compensation benefits, by an injured person in relation to an injury—see section 239 (4).
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