Motor Accident Insurance Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1999 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1999 No. 46 Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994 MOTOR ACCIDENT INSURANCE AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 1) 1999 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Insertion of new div 1 and div 2 hdg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Division 1—Interpretation 4A Registering vehicles up to a common expiry date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Division 2—Provisions about CTP insurance policies 5 Amendment of s 5 (Insurance premiums—Act, s 15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6 Amendment of s 6A (Administration fee—Act, s 15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 Amendment of s 17 (Fees for attending examination—Act, s 78) . . . . . . . 4

s1 2 s4 Motor Accident Insurance Amendment (No. 1) No. 46, 1999 ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Motor Accident Insurance Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1999 . ˙ Commencement 2. This regulation commences on 6 April 1999. ˙ Regulation amended 3. This regulation amends the MotorAccidentInsuranceRegulation 1994 . ˙ Insertion of new div 1 and div 2 hdg 4. Part 2, before section 5— insert — ‘ Division 1—Interpretation ˙ ‘ Registering vehicles up to a common expiry date ‘ 4A. A vehicle is registered up to a common expiry date if— (a) the vehicle is one of 2 or more vehicles registered in the name of a person; and (b) transport administration agree to allow the day for renewal of registration of the vehicle and at least 1 of the other vehicles registered in the person’s name to be the same day.

s5 3 s5 Motor Accident Insurance Amendment (No. 1) No. 46, 1999 ‘ Division 2—Provisions about CTP insurance policies ’. ˙ Amendment of s 5 (Insurance premiums—Act, s 15) 5.(1) Section 5(4)— omit, insert — ‘ (4) If a motor vehicle (other than a vehicle of class 18 1 , class 22 2 or class 25 3 ) is registered for less than or more than 1 year, the insurance premium is the highest of the following amounts— (a) for a vehicle registered for more than 6 months—the proportion of the annual premium that the number of days in the registration period bears to 365; (b) for a vehicle registered for 6 months or less— (i) if the vehicle is registered up to a common expiry date—the proportion of the annual premium that the number of days in the registration period bears to 365; or (ii) if the vehicle is not registered up to a common expiry date—the proportion of the annual premium that the number of days in the registration period bears to 365, plus $8; (c) $10.’. (2) Section 5(6), ‘14 days’— omit, insert — ‘the maximum permitted number of days’. (3) Section 5— insert — ‘ (11) In this section— 1 Motorised wheelchairs 2 Motor vehicles for which permits have been, or are to be, issued allowing the vehicles to be driven on roads while unregistered 3 Trailers

s6 4 s7 Motor Accident Insurance Amendment (No. 1) No. 46, 1999 “maximum permitted number of days” , for which a bus is used, means the number of whole days being the proportion of 14 days that the number of days in the term of the policy bears to 365.’. ˙ Amendment of s 6A (Administration fee—Act, s 15) 6. Section 6A(2)— omit, insert — ‘ (2) The administration fee payable by a licensed insurer for CTP insurance policies for which the insurer is selected as the CTP insurer is— (a) for policies with a term of more than 6 months—1.54% of gross premiums paid for the policies; and (b) for policies with a term of 6 months or less for vehicles registered to a common expiry date—1.54% of gross premiums paid for the policies; and (c) for policies with a term of 6 months or less for vehicles not registered to a common expiry date—1.54% of gross premiums paid for the policies, plus $1 for each of the policies.’. ˙ Amendment of s 17 (Fees for attending examination—Act, s 78) 7. Section 17, ‘a District Court’— omit, insert — ‘the District Court’. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 1 April 1999. 2. Notified in the gazette on 1 April 1999. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Treasury Department. © State of Queensland 1999