Personal Injuries Proceedings Regulation 2002


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Personal Injuries Proceedings Regulation 2002
Queensland Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002 Personal Injuries Proceedings Regulation 2002 Current as at 1 July 2013 Reprint note This is the last reprint before repeal. Repealed on 1 July 2014 by 2014 SL No. 132 s 13.
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Queensland Personal Injuries Proceedings Regulation 2002 Contents Part 1 1 2 Part 2 3 4 5 Part 3 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Schedule Page Preliminary Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Claims Notice of claim—information required for Act, s 9(2)(a) . . . . . . . . 3 Notice of claim—authority for Act, s 9(2)(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Notice of claim—documents for Act, s 9(2)(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Miscellaneous Notice of claim—Act, s 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Claimant may add other respondents—Act, s 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Respondent may add other person as contributor—Act, s 16 . . . 13 Contributor’s response—Act, s 17(1)(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Offers of settlement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Costs when mandatory final offer is accepted—Act, s 40 . . . . . . 14 Community legal services prescribed for Act, s 67A . . . . . . . . . . 15 Prescribed limits for particular definitions—Act, schedule . . . . . . 15 Community legal services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Endnotes 1 2 3 4 5 Index to endnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Date to which amendments incorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List of legislation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 19 19 20 22
Personal Injuries Proceedings Regulation 2002 Part 1 Preliminary [s 1] Personal Injuries Proceedings Regulation 2002 [as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before 1 July 2013] Part 1 Preliminary 1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Personal Injuries Proceedings Regulation 2002 . 2 Commencement This regulation commences on 1 August 2002. Part 2 Claims 3 Notice of claim—information required for Act, s 9(2)(a) (1) This section states the information required for section 9(2)(a) of the Act. (2) The following particulars about the injured person are required— (a) the injured person’s full name, address and telephone number; (b) any other name by which the injured person is, or has been, known; (c) the injured person’s date of birth; (d) the injured person’s gender; Current as at 1 July 2013 Page 3
Personal Injuries Proceedings Regulation 2002 Part 2 Claims [s 3] (e) the name of any educational institution attended by the injured person; (f) details of the injured person’s consumption of alcohol or drugs during the 12 hours before the incident. (3) The following particulars about the incident alleged to have caused the personal injury to which the claim relates are required— (a) the date, time and place of the incident; (b) details of how the incident happened; (c) if appropriate, a diagram showing, to the best of the claimant’s knowledge, the scene of the incident; (d) the names, addresses and, if known, telephone numbers of any witnesses to the incident; (e) the names and addresses and, if known, telephone numbers of any other persons able to provide relevant particulars about the incident; (f) if an emergency response entity or an investigative entity attended the incident— (i) the name of the entity that attended the incident; and (ii) if known, the name of the person who attended the incident on behalf of the entity; and (iii) the entity’s and, if known, the person’s contact details; and (iv) if known, any reference number assigned to the incident by the entity; (g) the name, address and, if known, telephone number of the person or persons who were, in the claimant’s opinion, responsible for causing the incident; (h) the reasons the claimant attributes responsibility to the person or persons; Page 4 Current as at 1 July 2013
Personal Injuries Proceedings Regulation 2002 Part 2 Claims [s 3] (i) if a protective device was available for use, the nature of the device and whether the injured person was using the device when the incident happened. (4) The following particulars about the nature and treatment of the injured person’s personal injury are required— (a) a description of the personal injury suffered, including how the personal injury affects the injured person at the date of the notice of claim; (b) if the injured person was or is hospitalised for treatment of the personal injury, details of the hospitalisation; (c) if the injured person received or is receiving medical treatment for the personal injury, details of the treatment and the name and address of the treatment provider; (d) if the injured person received or is receiving rehabilitation for the personal injury, details of the rehabilitation and the name and address of the rehabilitation provider; (e) details of any disability suffered by the injured person from the personal injury if— (i) the disability is relevant to the assessment of the extent of the personal injury; or (ii) the disability or its symptoms lasted for 4 weeks or more; (f) if the personal injury caused by the incident exacerbated a pre-existing injury or medical condition, details of how the personal injury exacerbated the pre-existing injury or condition. (5) The following particulars relevant to economic loss are required— (a) the injured person’s usual occupation and, if the injured person is currently employed, the name and address of the person’s employer; (b) details of the injured person’s employment during the 3 year period immediately before the incident, and Current as at 1 July 2013 Page 5
Personal Injuries Proceedings Regulation 2002 Part 2 Claims [s 3] between the date of the incident and the date of the notice of claim, including details of the injured person’s income, the names of employers, the duration of employment and positions held; (c) the injured person’s gross income per week when the incident happened; (d) full details of the nature and extent of the injured person’s economic loss, as far as it can be assessed at the date of the notice of a claim; (e) details of all claims made by the injured person for damages, compensation or social security benefits for a disability mentioned in subsection (4)(e); (f) details of all amounts received by the injured person by way of damages, compensation or social security benefits for a disability mentioned in subsection (4)(e); (g) details of all claims made by the injured person for damages, compensation or social security benefits for any personal injury, illness or disability mentioned in subsection (6)(d); (h) details of all amounts received by the injured person for damages, compensation or social security benefits for any personal injury, illness or disability mentioned in subsection (6)(d); (i) whether the injured person planned, before the incident, to change occupation, work duties, hours or earnings and if so, details of the change and the steps the injured person took to implement the change; (j) details of any accountant used to prepare the injured person’s tax or business records during the 3 year period immediately before the incident, and between the date of the incident and the date of the notice of claim. (6) The following particulars of a general nature are required for a claim— Page 6 Current as at 1 July 2013
Personal Injuries Proceedings Regulation 2002 Part 2 Claims [s 3] (a) if the injured person was examined by a doctor in relation to the personal injury to which the claim relates, the date of the first examination; (b) the date the claimant first consulted a lawyer about the possibility of making a claim; (c) the name, address and, if known, telephone number of any person to whom the claimant has delivered, or intends to deliver, a notice of claim in relation to the personal injury to which the claim relates; (d) details of any personal injury, illness or disability, in existence or sustained before the incident, that may affect the extent of the disabilities resulting from the personal injury to which the claim relates; (e) when the injured person returned to work or expects to return to work. (7) If the claim is a dependency claim, the following particulars about the claimant and any dependants are required— (a) for the claimant— (i) the claimant’s full name and address; and (ii) the claimant’s relationship to the injured person; and (iii) if the claimant was the spouse of the injured person— (A) if the claimant and the injured person were married—the date and place of the marriage; or (B) if the claimant and the injured person were in a registered relationship—the date on which, and the place where, the registered relationship was registered; or (C) if the claimant and the injured person were de facto partners—the date on which they started living together in a de facto relationship; and Current as at 1 July 2013 Page 7
Personal Injuries Proceedings Regulation 2002 Part 2 Claims [s 3] (iv) if the claimant suffers from any serious medical condition or disability, the nature of the condition or disability; and (v) the date the claimant first consulted a lawyer about the possibility of making a claim; (b) for each dependant, including the claimant if a dependant— (i) the dependant’s full name and residential address; and (ii) the dependant’s marital status; and (iii) the dependant’s date of birth; and (iv) the dependant’s gender; and (v) the dependant’s relationship to the injured person; and (vi) whether the dependant is a full time student; and (vii) if the dependant has an independent income, the amount and source of the income; and (viii) if the dependant received any financial payments or other benefits from the injured person before the incident, the average amount of the payments and how often they were received; and (ix) if the dependant has applied for or received any financial payments or other benefits in relation to the incident, the source and amount of the payment and how often they were received; and (x) if the dependant suffers from any serious medical condition or disability, the nature of the condition or disability. (8) If the claim is a health care claim, the following particulars are also required— (a) a description of the medical condition for which the injured person sought treatment; Page 8 Current as at 1 July 2013
Personal Injuries Proceedings Regulation 2002 Part 2 Claims [s 3] (b) the aspect of the treatment alleged to have given rise to the personal injury or to have exacerbated a pre-existing injury or condition; (c) the nature, type and severity of symptoms alleged to have arisen from the treatment; (d) if applicable, the names, addresses and, if known, telephone numbers of all health care providers who treated the injured person in relation to the medical condition for which treatment was sought during the three years before receiving the treatment alleged to have given rise to the personal injury; (e) if the injured person made a complaint to the Health Rights Commission under the Health Rights Commission Act 1991 or the Health Quality and Complaints Commission under the Health Quality and Complaints Commission Act 2006 , about a person alleged to have caused the personal injury— (i) the date the complaint was made; and (ii) if the complaint was finalised under the Health Rights Commission Act 1991 or the Health Quality and Complaints Commission Act 2006 , brief details of how the complaint was dealt with under the relevant Act and the date the complaint was finalised; (f) if the claim relates to or includes an alleged failure of the health care provider to inform or adequately inform the injured person of the risks involved in the treatment sought— (i) the date, time and place of each consultation with the health care provider at which information of the risks should have been given; and (ii) if written or oral information or a warning was given to the injured person by the health care provider about the treatment— (A) the date and place the information or warning was given; and Current as at 1 July 2013 Page 9
Personal Injuries Proceedings Regulation 2002 Part 2 Claims [s 4] (B) details of the information or warning including what the injured person was informed or warned about; and (iii) the risks about which the injured person should have been informed or adequately informed by the health care provider; (g) if written or oral consent was given by the injured person to the health care provider about the treatment alleged to have given rise to the personal injury, the date and place the consent was given; (h) the names, addresses and, if known, telephone numbers of all health care providers who provided the injured person with information or explanations about the personal injury or an exacerbation of a pre-existing injury alleged to have arisen from the treatment. 4 Notice of claim—authority for Act, s 9(2)(b) For section 9(2)(b) of the Act, the records and sources of information relevant to the claim to which the person or the person’s insurer is authorised to have access are— (a) if the personal injury exacerbated a pre-existing injury or condition— (i) any records in the possession of any insurer involved in the claim for the pre-existing injury or condition relevant to the pre-existing injury or condition; and (ii) any reports or clinical notes in the possession of a health care provider who treated or assessed the injured person for the pre-existing injury or condition; and (b) records in the possession of a department, agency or instrumentality of the Commonwealth, the State or another State administering police, transport, taxation or social welfare law relevant to an investigation of the incident alleged to have given rise to the personal injury Page 10 Current as at 1 July 2013
Personal Injuries Proceedings Regulation 2002 Part 2 Claims [s 5] to which the claim relates or to assessing economic loss; and (c) reports and clinical notes in the possession of a hospital, including a private hospital, at which the injured person received treatment relevant to the personal injury to which the claim relates; and (d) records in the possession of an ambulance or other emergency service that treated or assisted the injured person relevant to the personal injury to which the claim relates; and (e) reports or clinical notes in the possession of a health care provider who treated or assessed the injured person relevant to the personal injury to which the claim relates; and (f) wage, leave and work history records in the possession of an employer (or previous employer) of the injured person, and if the claim is a dependency claim, of each dependant if applicable; and (g) academic records in the possession of any educational institution attended by the injured person and, if the claim is a dependency claim, of each dependant. 5 Notice of claim—documents for Act, s 9(2)(c) (1) For section 9(2)(c) of the Act, part 1 of the notice of a claim must be accompanied by the following documents— (a) for a claim, other than a health care claim, a copy of any certificate signed by a doctor relevant to the personal injury to which the claim relates that is in the claimant’s possession; (b) for a dependency claim, a copy of the injured person’s death certificate; (c) for a health care claim, a copy of any advice or warnings provided to the injured person by a health care provider about the treatment alleged to have given rise to the personal injury that is in the claimant’s possession; Current as at 1 July 2013 Page 11
Personal Injuries Proceedings Regulation 2002 Part 3 Miscellaneous [s 6] (d) for a health care claim, a copy of any consent provided to the health care provider by the injured person about the treatment alleged to have given rise to the personal injury that is in the claimant’s possession. (2) For section 9(2)(c) of the Act, part 2 of the notice of a claim must be accompanied by a copy of any other document relevant to the personal injury, economic loss, treatment or rehabilitation that is in the claimant’s possession. Part 3 Miscellaneous 6 Notice of claim—Act, s 9 For section 9(7) of the Act, the period prescribed is the period ending on the later of the following days— (a) the day 1 month after the person receives part 1 of the notice of claim; (b) the day 7 days after the person identifies another person against whom a proceeding might be started by the claimant based on the claim. 7 Claimant may add other respondents—Act, s 14 (1) For section 14(1) of the Act, the time prescribed within which a claimant may add other respondents is the later of the following days— (a) the day by which part 1 of a notice of a claim must be given by the claimant under section 9(3) of the Act; (b) the day 1 month after the claimant receives information under section 10(1)(c)(ii) of the Act; (c) the day 1 month after the claimant receives a copy of a contribution notice given to the claimant under section 16(3) of the Act. Page 12 Current as at 1 July 2013
Personal Injuries Proceedings Regulation 2002 Part 3 Miscellaneous [s 8] (2) For section 14(3) of the Act, the time prescribed is 7 days. 8 Respondent may add other person as contributor—Act, s 16 (1) For section 16(1) of the Act, the time prescribed is the later of the following— (a) 3 months after the respondent receives part 1 of the notice of a claim under section 9 of the Act; (b) 7 days after the respondent identifies someone else as a contributor. (2) For section 16(3) of the Act, the time prescribed is 7 days. 9 Contributor’s response—Act, s 17(1)(a) For section 17(1)(a) of the Act, the contributor’s response must state the following— (a) the contributor’s full name; (b) the contributor’s business address; (c) the contributor’s postal address; (d) the name and contact details of the contributor’s legal representatives, if appointed; (e) the contributor’s ABN, if any; (f) if the contributor is a corporation— (i) the corporation’s ACN; and (ii) the corporation’s registered office. 10 Offers of settlement (1) An offer of settlement made by a respondent to a claimant must, if the claimant is not represented by a lawyer, be accompanied by an explanatory statement. (2) The explanatory statement must include the following statement— Current as at 1 July 2013 Page 13
Personal Injuries Proceedings Regulation 2002 Part 3 Miscellaneous [s 11] ‘Your acceptance of this offer of settlement will finalise this claim and you will not be able to make any further claim or receive any further payment from (name of the respondent) for personal injury you received arising out of this incident. If you have a concern about accepting this offer of settlement, you should seek legal advice.’. 11 Costs when mandatory final offer is accepted—Act, s 40 (1) For section 40 of the Act, if a mandatory final offer for more than the lower offer limit but not more than the upper offer limit is accepted, the claimant is entitled to payment of costs on the following bases— (a) 100% of item 1 costs; (b) 50% of item 5 costs on the basis that preparations for trial and a directions conference have been undertaken; (c) the claimant’s cost of legal representation at the compulsory conference (if applicable) at the rate of $175 for the first hour and $150 for each hour after the first, and, for a period of less than 1 hour, the relevant proportion of the appropriate hourly rate; (d) the claimant’s costs of an application to the court up to a maximum of $400 for each application; (e) reasonable disbursements if documentary evidence supporting the disbursements is available. (2) However, if the amount calculated under subsection (1) is more than the declared costs limit, the claimant’s entitlement is limited to the declared costs limit. (3) In this section— item 1 costs means costs allowable under the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 , schedule 3, part 2, item 1. item 5 costs means costs allowable under the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 , schedule 3, part 2, item 5. Page 14 Current as at 1 July 2013
Personal Injuries Proceedings Regulation 2002 Part 3 Miscellaneous [s 12] 12 Community legal services prescribed for Act, s 67A The entities listed in the schedule are prescribed for section 67A(2) of the Act, definition community legal service . Note A number appearing after an entity’s name is the number administratively assigned to the entity under the Associations Incorporation Act 1981 . 13 Prescribed limits for particular definitions—Act, schedule (1) For the Act, schedule, definition declared costs limit , the amount prescribed is— (a) for an injury arising on and from 2 December 2002 to and including 30 June 2010—$2500; or (b) for an injury arising on and from 1 July 2010 to and including 30 June 2011—$2950; or (c) for an injury arising on and from 1 July 2011 to and including 30 June 2012—$3040; or (d) for an injury arising on and from 1 July 2012 to and including 30 June 2013—$3210; or (e) for an injury arising on and from 1 July 2013—$3380. (2) For the Act, schedule, definition lower offer limit , the amount prescribed is— (a) for an injury arising on and from 2 December 2002 to and including 30 June 2010—$30000; or (b) for an injury arising on and from 1 July 2010 to and including 30 June 2011—$35340; or (c) for an injury arising on and from 1 July 2011 to and including 30 June 2012—$36400; or (d) for an injury arising on and from 1 July 2012 to and including 30 June 2013—$38390; or (e) for an injury arising on and from 1 July 2013—$40460. Current as at 1 July 2013 Page 15
Personal Injuries Proceedings Regulation 2002 Part 3 Miscellaneous [s 13] (3) For the Act, schedule, definition upper offer limit , the amount prescribed is— (a) for an injury arising on and from 2 December 2002 to and including 30 June 2010—$50000; or (b) for an injury arising on and from 1 July 2010 to and including 30 June 2011—$58900; or (c) for an injury arising on and from 1 July 2011 to and including 30 June 2012—$60670; or (d) for an injury arising on and from 1 July 2012 to and including 30 June 2013—$63990; or (e) for an injury arising on and from 1 July 2013—$67450. Page 16 Current as at 1 July 2013
Schedule Personal Injuries Proceedings Regulation 2002 Schedule Community legal services section 12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Womens Legal and Advocacy Service Aboriginal Corporation Advocacy and Support Centre Incorporated (IA1859) Editor’s note This association was formerly listed in this schedule as Toowoomba Community Legal Service Incorporated. Arts Law Centre of Queensland Inc (IA09095) Bayside Community Legal Service Inc (IA11708) Cairns Community Legal Centre Inc (IA11382) Care Goondiwindi Association Inc (IA11589) Caxton Legal Centre Inc. (IA43) Central Queensland Community Legal Centre Inc. (IA16308) Citizens Advice Bureau & Highway Legal Service Gold Coast Inc. (IA5242) Coalition on Criminal Assault in the Home N.Q. Inc (IA10555) Community Development Services Inc. (IA3351) Environmental Defender’s Office of Northern Queensland Inc. (IA17349) Environmental Defender’s Office (Qld) Inc (IA5786) Gold Coast Community Legal Advice Centre Assoc. Inc. (IA14924) Hervey Bay Neighbourhood Centre Inc (IA5189) Legal Aid Queensland Logan Legal Advice Centre Association Inc (IA11995) Mackay Regional Community Legal Centre Inc (IA32317) Current as at 1 July 2013 Page 17
Personal Injuries Proceedings Regulation 2002 Schedule North Queensland Women’s Legal Service Inc. (IA17153) Nundah Community Support Group Inc (IA9588) Pine Rivers Neighbourhood Association Inc. (IA12367) Prisoners’ Legal Service Inc. (IA3085) Queensland Advocacy Incorporated (IA3925) Queensland Public Interest Law Clearing House Incorporated (IA30188) Redcliffe Neighbourhood Centre Association Incorporated (IA13480) Refugee and Immigration Legal Service Inc (IA252) Editor’s note This association was formerly listed in this schedule as South Brisbane Immigration and Community Legal Service Inc. Roma Community Legal Service Inc (IA8147) South West Brisbane Community Legal Centre Inc. (IA02924) Suncoast Community Legal Service Inc (IA10459) Tenants’ Union of Queensland Inc. (IA4177) The Women’s Legal Service Inc. (IA3518) Townsville Community Legal Service Inc (IA10321) Welfare Rights Centre Inc. (IA1182) Youth Advocacy Centre Inc. (IA1562) Youth and Family Service (Logan City) Incorporated (IA1359) Page 18 Current as at 1 July 2013
Endnotes Personal Injuries Proceedings Regulation 2002 Endnotes 1 Index to endnotes Page 2 Date to which amendments incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 3 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 4 Table of reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 5 List of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 6 List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 2 Date to which amendments incorporated This is the reprint date mentioned in the Reprints Act 1992 , section 5(c). Accordingly, this reprint includes all amendments that commenced operation on or before 1 July 2013. Future amendments of the Personal Injuries Proceedings Regulation 2002 may be made in accordance with this reprint under the Reprints Act 1992 , section 49. 3 Key Key to abbreviations in list of legislation and annotations Key AIA amd amdt ch def div exp gaz hdg ins lap notfd num o in c om orig p para prec pres prev Explanation = Acts Interpretation Act 1954 = amended = amendment = chapter = definition = division = expires/expired = gazette = heading = inserted = lapsed = notified = numbered = order in council = omitted = original = page = paragraph = preceding = present = previous Current as at 1 July 2013 Key (prev) proc prov pt pubd R[X] RA reloc renum rep (retro) rv s sch sdiv SIA SIR SL sub unnum Explanation = previously = proclamation = provision = part = published = Reprint No. [X] = Reprints Act 1992 = relocated = renumbered = repealed = retrospectively = revised version = section = schedule = subdivision = Statutory Instruments Act 1992 = Statutory Instruments Regulation 2002 = subordinate legislation = substituted = unnumbered Page 19
Personal Injuries Proceedings Regulation 2002 Endnotes 4 Table of reprints A new reprint of the legislation is prepared by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel each time a change to the legislation takes effect. The notes column for this reprint gives details of any discretionary editorial powers under the Reprints Act 1992 used by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel in preparing it. Section 5(c) and (d) of the Act are not mentioned as they contain mandatory requirements that all amendments be included and all necessary consequential amendments be incorporated, whether of punctuation, numbering or another kind. Further details of the use of any discretionary editorial power noted in the table can be obtained by contacting the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel by telephone on 3237 0466 or email legislation.queries@oqpc.qld.gov.au. From 29 January 2013, all Queensland reprints are dated and authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel. The previous numbering system and distinctions between printed and electronic reprints is not continued with the relevant details for historical reprints included in this table. Reprint No. 0A 1 1A 1B 1C 1D 1E 1F 2 2A 2B 2C 2D 2E Amendments included none 2002 SL No. 370 2003 SL No. 54 2003 Act No. 16 2003 SL No. 299 2006 Act No. 25 2006 SL No. 317 2010 Act No. 9 2011 SL No. 102 2012 SL No. 16 2012 Act No. 12 2012 SL No. 72 Effective 1 August 2002 1 August 2002 20 December 2002 1 April 2003 9 April 2003 28 November 2003 1 July 2006 15 December 2006 15 December 2006 17 March 2010 1 July 2011 23 February 2012 27 June 2012 1 July 2012 Notes R0A withdrawn, see R1 R1F withdrawn, see R2 Current as at 1 July 2013 Amendments included 2013 SL No. 118 Notes 5 List of legislation Regulatory impact statements For subordinate legislation that has a regulatory impact statement, specific reference to the statement is included in this list. Explanatory notes All subordinate legislation made on or after 1 January 2011 has an explanatory note. For subordinate legislation made before 1 January 2011 that has an explanatory note, specific reference to the note is included in this list. Page 20 Current as at 1 July 2013
Personal Injuries Proceedings Regulation 2002 Endnotes Personal Injuries Proceedings Regulation 2002 SL No. 192 made by the Governor in Council on 1 August 2002 notfd gaz 1 August 2002 pp 1221–2 ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification remaining provisions commenced 1 August 2002 (see s 2) exp 31 August 2013 (see SIA s 56A(2) and SIR s 4 sch 2 pt 2) Note—The expiry date may have changed since this reprint was published. See the latest reprint of the SIR for any change. amending legislation— Personal Injuries Proceedings Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2002 SL No. 370 notfd gaz 20 December 2002 pp 1359–63 commenced on date of notification Discrimination Law (Marital Status) Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 SL No. 54 ss 1–3 sch notfd gaz 28 March 2003 pp 1125–9 ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification remaining provisions commenced 1 April 2003 (see s 2) Civil Liability Act 2003 No. 16 ss 1, 2(2), 111 sch 1 date of assent 9 April 2003 ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent remaining provisions commenced on date of assent (see s 2(2)) Personal Injuries Proceedings Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 SL No. 299 notfd gaz 28 November 2003 pp 1032–5 commenced on date of notification Health Quality and Complaints Commission Act 2006 No. 25 ss 1–2(1), 241(1) sch 3 date of assent 29 May 2006 ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2006 (see s 2(1)) Personal Injuries Proceedings Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2006 SL No. 317 notfd gaz 15 December 2006 pp 1861–5 commenced on date of notification Civil Liability and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 No. 9 s 1, pt 9 date of assent 17 March 2010 commenced on date of assent Civil Liability and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2011 SL No. 102 pts 1, 3 notfd gaz 24 June 2011 pp 534–8 ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2011 (see s 2) Civil Partnerships Regulation 2012 SL No. 16 pts 1, 4 notfd gaz 3 February 2012 pp 227–8 ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification remaining provisions commenced 23 February 2012 (see s 2) Current as at 1 July 2013 Page 21
Personal Injuries Proceedings Regulation 2002 Endnotes Civil Liability and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2012 SL No. 72 pts 1, 3 notfd gaz 15 June 2012 pp 329–30 ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2012 (see s 2) Civil Partnerships and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2012 No. 12 ss 1, 59(2) sch pt 2 date of assent 27 June 2012 commenced on date of assent Civil Liability and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2013 SL No. 118 pts 1, 3 notfd gaz 28 June 2013 pp 739–47 ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2013 (see s 2) 6 List of annotations Notice of claim—information required for Act, s 9(2)(a) s 3 amd 2002 SL No. 370 s 3; 2003 SL No. 54 s 3 sch; 2006 Act No. 25 s 241(1) sch 3; 2012 SL No. 16 s 14; 2012 Act No. 12 s 59 sch pt 2 Notice of claim—authority for Act, s 9(2)(b) s 4 amd 2002 SL No. 370 s 4 Notice of claim—documents for Act, s 9(2)(c) s 5 sub 2003 Act No. 16 s 111 sch 1 Notice of claim—Act, s 9 s 6 ins 2002 SL No. 370 s 6 amd 2003 Act No. 16 s 111 sch 1; 2011 SL No. 102 s 12 Claimant may add other respondents—Act, s 14 s 7 (prev s 8) renum 2002 SL No. 370 s 5(1) amd 2003 Act No. 16 s 111 sch 1 Respondent may add other person as contributor—Act, s 16 prov hdg amd 2011 SL No. 102 s 13 s 8 (prev s 9) renum 2002 SL No. 370 s 5(1) amd 2002 SL No. 370 s 7; 2003 Act No. 16 s 111 sch 1 Contributor’s response—Act, s 17(1)(a) s 9 (prev s 10) renum 2002 SL No. 370 s 5(1) Offers of settlement s 10 (prev s 6) renum and reloc 2002 SL No. 370 s 5 Costs when mandatory final offer is accepted—Act, s 40 s 11 (prev s 7) renum and reloc 2002 SL No. 370 s 5 amd 2010 Act No. 9 s 50 Page 22 Current as at 1 July 2013
Personal Injuries Proceedings Regulation 2002 Endnotes Community legal services prescribed for Act, s 67A s 12 ins 2002 SL No. 370 s 8 sub 2003 SL No. 299 s 3 Prescribed limits for particular definitions—Act, schedule s 13 ins 2010 Act No. 9 s 51 amd 2011 SL No. 102 s 14; 2012 SL No. 72 s 10; 2013 SL No. 118 s 9 SCHEDULE—COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICES ins 2003 SL No. 299 s 4 amd 2006 SL No. 317 s 3 © State of Queensland 2013 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel Current as at 1 July 2013 Page 23