Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002 (PIPA) QLD

In the state of Queensland, we have a special legislative instrument that governs personal injury proceedings called the Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002 (QLD).

The purpose of this legislation is to offer procedural guidelines for the resolution of claims, ensuring the ongoing affordability of insurance through awards or damages for personal injury. The PIPA governs both the process of claims and how personal injury lawyers describe their services.

What Does the Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002 (PIPA) QLD Do?

The PIPA QLD exists to ensure compensation schemes for personal injury claims are sustainable in the long-term and to prevent them being mismanaged or misused.

The legislation seeks to achieve this by:

• Promoting quicker resolutions of claims through settlement
• Ensuring a person cannot initiate court proceedings without appropriate preparation
• Putting reasonable limits on compensation figures
• Setting out strict timelines that apply to personal injury proceedings
• Minimising the costs of claims, and
• Regulating how personal injury lawyers advertise and promote their services.

The PIPA QLD applies to all personal injury claims except for workplace injuries, motor vehicle accidents, injuries resulting from criminality, dust/asbestos related conditions, and injuries resulting from tobacco products. These cases are governed by separate legislation with their own procedures that apply.

Restriction of Details

The legislation restricts how personal injury lawyers can promote their services by limiting where personal injuries, injury compensation, or personal injury law can be mentioned and restricting the use of photographs, illustrations or messages of a self-promotional nature.

This means personal injury lawyers cannot provide someone with detailed information about their track record of success unless they are a client or are making a genuine enquiry.

How To Get in Touch

If you have suffered a personal injury and think you may have a claim, contact the team at Brisbane Injury Lawyers. We offer a No Win, No Fee service as we believe every individual deserves legal representation.

Get in touch on 07 3188 5800 or contact us today to discuss the details of your personal injury claim.