Queensland Consolidated Acts

WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION ACT 2003 - SECT 325O

325O Law practice certificate not given

(1) This section applies if—

(a) the supervising principal of a law practice in relation to a claim fails to give a law practice certificate to the claimant as required under section 325H ; and

(b) because of the principal’s failure, the claimant—

(i) can not comply with the requirements of section 275 (7A) within the period that a claimant may bring a proceeding for damages under section 302 ; and

(ii) terminates in writing the engagement of the law practice to act for the claimant in relation to the claim.

(2) The principal—

(a) must, within 14 days after the termination, refund to the claimant all fees and costs, including disbursements, paid by the claimant in relation to the claim; and

(b) can not charge or recover from the claimant any further fees and costs in relation to the claim.

(3) In this section—

"claimant" includes potential claimant.