Queensland Consolidated Acts

PERSONAL INJURIES PROCEEDINGS ACT 2002 - SECT 73B

73B Disclosure of information for administering claim farming provisions

(1) This section applies if, in exercising a power or performing a function under a claim farming provision under this Act or the Legal Profession Act 2007 , the commissioner obtains information.

(2) The commissioner may disclose the information to a relevant entity if the commissioner believes the information is relevant to—

(a) the administration by the relevant entity of a claim farming provision; or

(b) monitoring and identifying patterns or trends in conduct to which claim farming provisions apply.

(3) The commissioner must have a written arrangement with the relevant entity providing for the way in which the commissioner, or staff of the commission under the Legal Profession Act 2007 may, under subsection (2) , disclose the information to the relevant entity and its officers.

(4) Information disclosed under this section must not be used for any purpose other than the administration of a claim farming provision.

(5) In this section—

"claim farming provision" means—

(a) each of the following provisions—

(i) chapter 2 , part 1 , division 1AA ;

(ii) section 9B , 9C or 13A ;

(iii) chapter 2 , part 4 ;

(iv) chapter 3 , parts 2 and 2A ; and

(b) each of the following provisions of the Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994 —

(i) part 4 , division 2A ;

(ii) sections 37AA , 37AB , 39A and 41A ;

(iii) part 5AA ; and

(c) the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 , chapter 6B .

"relevant entity" means each of the following—

(a) the Motor Accident Insurance Commission established under the Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994 , section 6 ;

(b) the Regulator established under the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 , section 326 .