When is the deadline for maia notice of accident claim to the nominal defendant (unidentified vehicle)?
The catalogue records a 3 months period from The motor vehicle accident. This draft page remains free only until its source, worked example and limits are reviewed.
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- Period
- 3 months
- Trigger
- The motor vehicle accident
- Counting
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- The obligation to give notice continues with a reasonable excuse for the delay (s 37(3)), BUT there is a hard outer limit: if the vehicle cannot be identified and notice is not given to the Nominal Defendant within 9 months after the accident, the claim against the Nominal Defendant is barred (s 37(3)). Treat the 3 months as the operative deadline and the 9 months as an absolute bar.
- Flag prominently. This is the shortest pre-court notice period in the Queensland personal injury regimes and the consequence of missing the 9-month backstop is extinguishment of the claim against the Nominal Defendant.