Motor Accident Injuries Act 2019

Before each insurance period for which a rail transport operator for a light rail vehicle intends to use the vehicle on a road or road related area, the operator must—

tell the road transport authority about—

the intention; and

if there is no MAI policy in force for the light rail vehicle—the unique identification number displayed on the light rail vehicle by the rail transport operator; and

select, in a way approved by the road transport authority, a licensed insurer to be the MAI insurer for an MAI policy for the light rail vehicle for the insurance period; and

pay to the road transport authority the MAI premium for the MAI policy for the insurance period.

Note MAI premiums are decided under pt 6.7.

In this section:

insurance period, for a light rail vehicle, means—

a period of 12 months beginning on 1 November; or

if the light rail vehicle is to start operating on a road or road related area on a day other than 1 November in a calendar year—a period of less than 12 months beginning on the day after the MAI premium is paid and ending on 31 October.

Part 6.5 Length of MAI policy