Personal Injuries Proceedings Bill 2002 (Qld)

Queensland

PERSONAL INJURIES PROCEEDINGS BILL 2002

Queensland

PERSONAL INJURIES PROCEEDINGS BILL 2002

TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page CHAPTER 1—PRELIMINARY PART 1—INTRODUCTION

1 Short title... eee eens 6 2 Commencement... .......0 066. e cece eee eee eee eens 6 3 Notes in text. 0... eee 6 PART 2—MAIN PURPOSE AND APPLICATION OF ACT 4 Main purpose... 2... eee eee eee eee 6 5 Act binds all persons... 2... eee 7 6 Application of Act... 0... eee eee eee 7 7 Application of limitation of liability and awards to foreign awards....... 8 PART 3—INTERPRETATION 8 Definitions... .... 0.6... 9 CHAPTER 2—CLAIMS PART 1—PRE-COURT PROCEDURES Division 1—Claims procedures

9 Notice of aclaim.. 1.0... eee ete eee ee 9 10 Person to whom notice of a claim is given must give preliminary response

toclaimant 2... eee 11 11 Acknowledgement that a person is a proper respondent to a claim is not

an admission of liability 2.2... eee eee 12 12 Respondent's response to the notice of aclaim...................200. 13 13 Consequences for respondent of failure to respond to notice of aclaim ... 14 14 Claimant may add other respondents ...........0..... 0000000 ee eee 14

15 Multiple respondents... ...... 0.0.60 beeen eee 15 Personal Injuries Proceedings Bill 2002 17192224272931333739 41 Respondent may add other person as contributor.................00.. Contributor's response. .... 0.6... eee eee eee Claimant's failure to give notice of aclaim...................0000005 Legal disabilities... 0... eee eee

Respondent must attempt to resolve claim ................0.0000000.

Division 2—Obligations of the parties

Purpose of div 2... 0... eee eee ee Duty of claimant to provide documents and information to respondent. . . . Respondent and claimant may jointly arrange for expert report..........

Costs of obtaining expert report if report obtained by agreement.........