Motor Accident Injuries Act 2019

In this Act:

relevant insurer, for a motor accident, means—

for a single vehicle accident—the insurer of the motor vehicle; and

for a multiple vehicle accident—

for a no-fault motor accident—the insurer of a motor vehicle involved in the accident determined under an approved industry arrangement to be the relevant insurer for the accident; or

Note No-fault motor accident—see s 254.

for any other case—the insurer of the motor vehicle whose driver or responsible person was most at fault in the motor accident.

Note See s 40 for provisions relating to interstate relevant insurers.

In this section:

approved industry arrangement means an arrangement—

between licensed insurers and the nominal defendant for determining the relevant insurer for a motor accident; and

approved, in writing, by the MAI commission.

insurer, of a motor vehicle, means—

for an insured motor vehicle—the MAI insurer for the motor vehicle; or

for a motor vehicle insured by an interstate insurer—the interstate insurer; or

Note Interstate insurer—see the dictionary.

for an uninsured motor vehicle—the nominal defendant; or

for an unidentified motor vehicle—the nominal defendant.