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Application to Territory and Commonwealth motor vehicles

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Chapter 6Motor accident injuries insurance
Part 6.1Important concepts

288 Application to Territory and Commonwealth motor vehicles

(1)

A requirement under this Act for an MAI policy does not apply in relation to a motor vehicle owned by—

(a)

the Territory or a territory authority; or

(b)

the Commonwealth or a Commonwealth authority.

(2)

However, the Territory, territory authority, Commonwealth or Commonwealth authority is, for a motor vehicle for which an MAI policy is not in force—

(a)

under the same liabilities as a licensed insurer would be under if the insurer had issued an MAI policy for the vehicle; and

(b)

under the same obligation as a licensed insurer would be under in relation to providing benefits, on a no-fault basis, to people who sustain personal injury caused by a motor accident if the insurer had issued an MAI policy for the vehicle; and

(c)

has the same rights as a licensed insurer would have if the insurer had issued an MAI policy for the vehicle.

Part 6.2 Compulsory motor accident injuries insurance

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