The Legal Services Commission, Workers’ Compensation Regulatory Services and Motor Accidents Insurance Commission have updated the Law Practice Certificate Form required under the Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002 (PIPA), Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (WCRA) and Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994 (MAIA).
The updated form reflects amendments to the requirements for statutory declarations under the Oaths Act 1967 introduced as part of the Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023. The updated Law Practice Certificate Form starts on 1 September 2025.
The updated form will be available on the Legal Service Commission’s website from 1 September 2025. Members wishing to prepare for the change can access the new form on the Queensland Law Society website.
QLS reminds practitioners to maintain vigilance with respect to their obligations in relation to claim farming under PIPA, WCRA and MAIA.
This includes ensuring that the prohibitions on claim farming activities are not breached and certifying that the claim has not been farmed by providing a Law Practice Certificate at various stages of the claim process.
In respect of PIPA claims, the supervising principal of a practice acting for the respondent/insurer also has an obligation to report a reasonable belief that a person is contravening a law practice certificate requirement (see section 71G PIPA).
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