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Personal Injury and Proceedings Act 2002

Personal Injury and Proceedings Act 2002 (PIPA)

The Personal Injury and Proceedings Act 2002 (PIPA) has provisions and restrictions around claim farming and advertising of personal injuries services.

Advertising and touting restrictions

The PIPA includes restrictions on advertising and touting of personal injuries services. 

The Commission has published a regulatory guide to highlight some of the misunderstood or overlooked requirements.

Find out more about these restrictions here:

Claim farming

It is an offence for legal practitioners to engage in claim farming in Queensland.

Claim farming involves approaching people and pressuring them into making a claim for compensation.

Find out more about the laws prohibiting claim farming and your obligations here:

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