Section 8.1 — Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 (NSW)

Definitions

(cf s 147 MACA)
(1) In this Part—
court includes a court arbitrator or arbitrators.
medical report includes any medical certificate or opinion.
(2) Except as provided by this Part, expressions used in this Part have the same meaning as they have when used in relation to legal costs in the legal profession legislation (as defined in section 3A of the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014).

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Related sections

s 7.49 — Advisory service
s 7.51 — Amendment of Schedule 2
s 7.52 — Restriction on health practitioners who may give evidence in court and other dispute resolution proceedings
s 8.2 — Application to legal costs
s 8.3 — Regulations fixing maximum costs etc recoverable by Australian legal practitioners
s 8.4 — Maximum fees recoverable by health practitioners for medico-legal services

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