Sporting Injuries Insurance Rule 1997 (1997-481) (NSW)

Sporting Injuries Insurance Rule 1997

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Rule This Rule is the Sporting Injuries Insurance Rule 1997.

2 Commencement This Rule commences on 5 September 1997.

3 Definitions In this Rule: member organisation means any organisation that belongs to, is a member or a constituent or subordinate organisation of, or is affiliated or connected with or attached to, a sporting organisation. serious injury means an injury that is, or may be capable of being, a compensable injury. the Act means the Sporting Injuries Insurance Act 1978.

Part 1A Notice of serious injury or death

3A Prescribed organisation to notify Committee of serious injury or death (1) This clause applies if a prescribed organisation becomes aware that a person who is a registered participant, enrolled participant or enrolled student participant of the prescribed organisation has suffered a serious injury, or has died as a consequence of having suffered an injury, while participating in an authorised activity of the prescribed organisation. (2) The prescribed organisation must notify the Committee of the serious injury or death as soon as practicable after becoming aware of the serious injury or death, and in any case within 12 months after becoming aware of the serious injury or death. (3) The notice is to be in the form of Form 3 in Schedule 1.

3B Injured person or legal personal representative to notify Committee of serious injury or death (1) A person who is a registered participant, enrolled participant or enrolled student participant of a prescribed organisation and who suffers a serious injury while participating in an authorised activity of the prescribed organisation must notify the Committee of the injury as soon as practicable after becoming aware of the injury, and in any case within 12 months after becoming aware of the injury. (2) The legal personal representative of a person who was a registered participant, enrolled participant or enrolled student participant of a prescribed organisation and who died as a consequence of having suffered an injury while participating in an authorised activity of the prescribed organisation must notify the Committee of the death as soon as practicable after the death, and in any case within 12 months after the death. (3) The notice is to be in the form of Form 3 in Schedule 1. (4) A person, or the legal personal representative of a person, is not required to give notice of a serious injury or death to the Committee under this clause if the person or legal personal representative reasonably believes that the prescribed organisation has notified the Committee of the serious injury or death.