Queensland Subordinate Legislation as Made

PERSONAL INJURIES PROCEEDINGS AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT REGULATION 2022 - REG 7

7 Insertion of new s 5A

After section 5 —
insert —

5A Claimant’s certificate

(1) A
"claimant’s certificate" for a notice of a claim is a certificate that complies with subsection (2) and states—

(a) whether the claimant is making the claim on the claimant’s own initiative; and

(b) whether the claimant was personally approached or contacted by a person and solicited or induced to make the claim; and

(c) if the claimant was personally approached or contacted by a person and solicited or induced to make the claim—

(i) the name of the person who approached or contacted the claimant; and

(ii) the circumstances in which the person approached or contacted the claimant; and

(d) if the claimant has instructed a law practice to act for the claimant in relation to the claim—whether, to the claimant’s knowledge, the law practice gave another person consideration for referring the claimant to the law practice.

(2) A claimant’s certificate must be—

(a) in a form approved by the commissioner; and

(b) verified by statutory declaration.