Motor Accident Injuries Act 2019

A mandatory final offer for $50 000 or less must be exclusive of any amount for costs.

If a mandatory final offer is for $50 000 or less but for more than $30 000, and is accepted, costs must be worked out and paid in the way prescribed by regulation.

If a mandatory final offer is for $30 000 or less, and is accepted—

for a claimant who was a child at the time of the motor accident or holds a Commonwealth concession card when the offer is accepted—costs (including disbursements) must not exceed $5 000; or

in any other case—costs must be $0.

In this section:

a current health care card issued under the Social Security Act 1991 (Cwlth);

a current pensioner concession card issued under the Social Security Act 1991 (Cwlth);

a current pensioner concession card issued in relation to a pension under the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (Cwlth) or the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 (Cwlth);

a current gold card;

a card prescribed by regulation.