Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002

This section applies if, in exercising a power or performing a function under a claim farming provision under this Act or the Legal Profession Act 2007, the commissioner obtains information.

The commissioner may disclose the information to a relevant entity if the commissioner believes the information is relevant to—

the administration by the relevant entity of a claim farming provision; or

monitoring and identifying patterns or trends in conduct to which claim farming provisions apply.

The commissioner must have a written arrangement with the relevant entity providing for the way in which the commissioner, or staff of the commission under the Legal Profession Act 2007 may, under subsection (2), disclose the information to the relevant entity and its officers.

Information disclosed under this section must not be used for any purpose other than the administration of a claim farming provision.

In this section—

each of the following provisions—

chapter 2, part 1, division 1AA;

section 9B, 9C or 13A;

chapter 2, part 4;

chapter 3, parts 2 and 2A; and

each of the following provisions of the Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994—

part 4, division 2A;

sections 37AA, 37AB, 39A and 41A;

part 5AA; and

the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003, chapter 6B.

the Motor Accident Insurance Commission established under the Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994, section 6;

the Regulator established under the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003, section 326.