Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00063:section:40
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00063
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 40
Character Range: 82052–83330

40  Certain contracts of liability insurance
 (1) This section applies in relation to a contract of liability insurance the effect of which is that the insurer's liability is excluded or limited by reason that notice of a claim against the insured in respect of a loss suffered by some other person is not given to the insurer before the expiration of the period of the insurance cover provided by the contract.
 (2) The insurer shall, before the contract is entered into:
 (a) clearly inform the insured in writing of the effect of subsection (3); and
 (b) if the contract does not provide insurance cover in relation to events that occurred before the contract was entered into, clearly inform the insured in writing that the contract does not provide such cover.
Penalty: 300 penalty units.
 (3) Where the insured gave notice in writing to the insurer of facts that might give rise to a claim against the insured as soon as was reasonably practicable after the insured became aware of those facts but before the insurance cover provided by the contract expired, the insurer is not relieved of liability under the contract in respect of the claim, when made, by reason only that it was made after the expiration of the period of the insurance cover provided by the contract.