New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MOTOR VEHICLES (THIRD PARTY INSURANCE) ACT 1942

- As at 7 December 2017 
- Act 15 of 1942 

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Application of Act
   4.      (Repealed)
   5.      Interpretation
   6.      Administration
   6A.     Scheme

   PART 2 - THIRD PARTIES

           Division 1 - Insurance

   7.      Uninsured motor vehicle not to be driven on a public street
   8.      Conditions relative to registration of motor vehicles, issue of traders' plates etc
   9.      Issue of third-party policy
   10.     Third-party policy
   11.     (Repealed)
   12.     Cancellation of third-party policy
   13.     Appeal against refusal to issue or against cancellation of policy
   14.     Making of claims--identified motor vehicles
   14A.    Making of claims--unidentified motor vehicles
   14B.    Exclusion of certain claims
   14C.    Service of documents on the GIO
   14D.    Payment of claims
   14E.    Joint hearing of certain proceedings
           15, 16. (Repealed)
   17.     Right of Government Insurance Office against unauthorised drivers
   18.     Government Insurance Office may take over proceedings etc
   19.     No contracting out of Act
   20.     Duties of owner and driver
   21.     Change of ownership of motor vehicle
   22.     Change of ownership of trader's business
   23.     Offences

           Division 2 - Payments to hospitals etc

   24.     Interpretation
   25.     Payments in respect of certain matters
   26.     Right of action against insured person by hospital etc
   27.     Payments by the Government Insurance Office

           Division 3 - Motor omnibuses

   28.     (Repealed)

           Division 4 - Recovery of certain amounts

           29-31A. (Repealed)
   32.     Recovery from owner or driver

   PART 3 - PREMIUMS

           33-33E. (Repealed)
   34.     Use of motor vehicle where appropriate amount of insurance premium not paid
   35.     (Repealed)

   PART 3A - AWARDING OF DAMAGES

   35A.    Application
   35B.    Discount rate applicable to certain awards of damages
   35C.    Maximum amount of damages for provision of certain services
   35D.    Payment of interest

   PART 4 - GENERAL

   36.     Facilitation of proof
   37.     Service of notices etc
   38.     Owner and driver to give certain information
   38A.    (Repealed)
   39.     Court to apportion damages
   40.     Offences
   41.     General penalty
   42.     Conviction not to affect civil remedy
           43, 44. (Repealed)
   45.     Regulations
   46.     Construction of certain references to GIO
           Schedule 1 (Repealed)