Queensland Consolidated Acts

WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION ACT 2003 - SECT 325H

325H Law practice retained by claimant before notice of claim for damages or urgent proceeding

(1) This section applies if—

(a) a law practice is retained by a claimant to act in relation to a claim for damages for an injury before—

(i) the claimant has given a notice of claim for damages under section 275 ; or

(ii) an urgent proceeding for the claim for damages is started under section 276 ; and

(b) the supervising principal of the law practice has not previously given a law practice certificate to the claimant in relation to the claim.

(2) The supervising principal of the law practice must—

(a) complete a law practice certificate for the claim; and

(b) give the certificate to the claimant before the claimant gives notice of the claim or the urgent proceeding is started.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—300 penalty units.