Motor Accident Injuries Act 2019

For this Act:

uninsured motor vehicle—

means a motor vehicle for which there is no MAI policy in force; and

includes a trailer that—

is attached to an uninsured motor vehicle; or

runs out of control after becoming accidentally detached from an uninsured motor vehicle; and

includes anything else prescribed by regulation; but

does not include—

a motor vehicle for which an unregistered vehicle permit is in force; or

an unregistered, uninsured motor vehicle that is designed to be driven for recreational purposes on an area that is not a road or road related area.

Example—subpar (ii) a quad bike

To remove any doubt, it does not matter whether a trailer mentioned in subsection (1), definition of uninsured motor vehicle, paragraph (b) is registered.