{"id":"motor-vehicle-accidents-lifetime-support-scheme-regulations-2014","name":"Motor Vehicle Accidents (Lifetime Support Scheme) Regulations 2014","slug":"motor-vehicle-accidents-lifetime-support-scheme-regulations-2014","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"sa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":236165,"registerId":"sa-motor-vehicle-accidents-lifetime-support-scheme-regulations-2014-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-06","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Motor Vehicle Accidents (Lifetime Support Scheme) Regulations 2014","content":"South Australia\nMotor Vehicle Accidents (Lifetime Support Scheme) Regulations 2014\nunder the Motor Vehicle Accidents (Lifetime Support Scheme) Act 2013\n\nContents\n1\tShort title\n3\tInterpretation\n4\tMedical experts—Schedule 1 of Act\n5\tAuthorisation of release of certain information\nLegislative history\n\n1—Short title\nThese regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicle Accidents (Lifetime Support Scheme) Regulations 2014.\n3—Interpretation\nIn these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—\nAct means the Motor Vehicle Accidents (Lifetime Support Scheme) Act 2013;\ndisability services means services provided, whether wholly or partially, for persons with disabilities or their carers and, without limiting the generality of the expression, includes:\n\t(a)\taccommodation services;\n\t(b)\thome care and family support services;\n\t(c)\tindependent living training services;\n\t(d)\tinformation services;\n\t(e)\tprint disability services;\n\t(f)\trecreation services;\n\t(g)\trespite care services;\n\t(h)\teducation or training services;\n\t(i)\tadvocacy services;\n\t(j)\ttherapy services;\n\t(k)\tequipment services;\n\t(l)\tcounselling or support services;\n\t(m)\ttransport services.\n4—Medical experts—Schedule 1 of Act\nFor the purposes of Schedule 1 of the Act, a person is brought within the ambit of the definition of medical expert if the person—\n\t(a)\thas the skills, qualifications, competence and experience to carry out the role; and\n\t(b)\thas at least 5 years experience in delivery of disability services. \n5—Authorisation of release of certain information\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of section 48(1)(b) of the Act, the Authority is authorised to disclose or release the following information to a person to whom this regulation applies, subject to such conditions as the Authority thinks fit:\n\t(a)\tinformation relating to a person who has suffered a bodily injury who may be eligible to be a participant in the Scheme;\n\t(b)\tinformation relating to a person who potentially may make, or has already made, an application to become a participant in the Scheme;\n\t(c)\tinformation required by the Authority as part of its assessment of a person's eligibility to become a participant in the Scheme.\n\t(2)\tThis regulation applies to the following persons:\n\t(a)\tthe CTP Regulator established under the Compulsory Third Party Insurance Regulation Act 2016;\n\t(b)\tan approved insurer;\n\t(c)\ta prescribed authority (within the meaning of section 55 of the Act);\n\t(d)\tany other person as the Authority thinks fit.\nLegislative history\nNotes\n\t•\tFor further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.\nPrincipal regulations and variations\nNew entries appear in bold.\nYear\nNo\nReference\nCommencement\n2014\n22\nGazette 23.1.2014 p385\n1.7.2014: r 2\n2017\n73\nGazette 30.5.2017 p1993\n30.5.2017: r 2\nProvisions varied\nNew entries appear in bold.\nEntries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.\nProvision\nHow varied\nCommencement\nPt 1\n\n\nr 2\nomitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002\n30.5.2017\nr 5\ninserted by 73/2017 r 4\n30.5.2017\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain tightly scoped to their original purpose: operational details for the Lifetime Support Scheme. They address specific gaps in the parent Act (medical expert qualifications and information sharing) without expanding into new policy areas."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument — only 5 regulations, with regulation 2 omitted","Minimal defined terms — only 2 explicit definitions ('Act' and 'disability services')","No nested exceptions or complex conditional logic","Straightforward cross-references to the parent Act (sections 48 and 55, Schedule 1)","Simple operative structure: definition, qualification criteria, and information sharing authorisation","Legislative history table included but does not affect substantive complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThese regulations set out operational details for South Australia's **Lifetime Support Scheme** — a no-fault insurance scheme that provides lifetime care and support for people catastrophically injured in motor vehicle accidents.\n\n**Key things the regulations cover:**\n\n*   **Who counts as a \"medical expert\"** — The regulations add extra requirements to the main Act. To be a medical expert under the scheme, a person must not only have the right skills and qualifications, but also **at least 5 years' experience delivering disability services** (things like therapy, equipment provision, home care, and advocacy for people with disabilities).\n\n*   **Who can receive information about participants** — The regulations authorise the Scheme's Authority to share personal information about injured people and potential participants with specific bodies, including:\n    *   The CTP (Compulsory Third Party) Regulator\n    *   Approved insurers\n    *   Other government authorities\n    *   Anyone else the Authority decides is appropriate\n    \n    This sharing is subject to conditions the Authority thinks fit.\n\n*   **What \"disability services\" means** — The regulations provide a detailed list including accommodation, therapy, equipment, transport, respite care, training, and advocacy services.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n*   People catastrophically injured in South Australian motor vehicle accidents who need lifetime care\n*   Medical experts assessing these injuries\n*   Insurers and government bodies involved in the scheme\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThese regulations fill in practical gaps left by the main Act. They ensure that only experienced professionals assess eligibility for lifelong support, and they allow necessary information sharing between agencies while giving the Authority discretion to protect privacy through conditions."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope assessment is not possible — the legislative text was not available for review. The page returned a 'Page Not Found' error from the South Australian legislation website. No comparison between original intent and final form can be made."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative text was actually retrieved — only a website error page was provided","Analysis is limited to title inference and general public knowledge of the scheme","Cannot assess actual regulatory complexity, cross-references, definitions, or operative provisions without the text","The underlying Lifetime Support Scheme legislation is itself moderately complex, but that complexity cannot be confirmed or measured here"],"plain_english_summary":"The Motor Vehicle Accidents (Lifetime Support Scheme) Regulations 2014 implement South Australia’s no-fault Lifetime Support Scheme, setting rules for providing lifetime care and support to people who suffer catastrophic injuries in road accidents. \n\nThey affect catastrophically injured road crash survivors in SA, the Lifetime Support Authority that administers benefits, and the medical, rehabilitation and insurance systems involved in delivering long-term treatment, equipment and attendant care—making long-term recovery and supports available regardless of fault."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Regulation 5 was added in 2017 (see legislative history: r 5 inserted by 73/2017 r 4) to authorise the Authority to disclose specified information about injured persons and applicants to named recipients (the CTP Regulator, approved insurers, prescribed authorities and others). That insertion expands and clarifies authorised information-sharing compared with the original 2014 regulations, thereby broadening who may receive participant-related data and under what discretionary conditions."},"complexity_factors":["Short, focused instrument with only a few operative regulations","Cross-references to the principal Act (Schedule 1, s 48(1)(b), s 55) create reliance on external definitions and powers","Discretionary power for the Authority to impose conditions on disclosures (reg 5(1)) increases administrative judgment and variability","Detailed definitional list for 'disability services' expands scope of who counts as a service provider (r 3)","A minimum-experience qualification for medical experts (r 4) links clinical credibility to years in disability services rather than narrow clinical specialty","Amendment history (insertion of r 5 in 2017) changes scope of authorised data-sharing and requires readers to track variations"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set who counts as a medical expert for the Lifetime Support Scheme and authorise the Scheme Authority to share injury- and application-related information with specified bodies. They affect injured people, disability service providers, insurers and the CTP regulator by enabling targeted information sharing and by requiring medical experts to have at least five years' disability-services experience. The Authority may attach conditions to disclosures, which creates administrative compliance responsibilities and alters who can access participant-related data."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/motor-vehicle-accidents-lifetime-support-scheme-regulations-2014","history":"/api/acts/motor-vehicle-accidents-lifetime-support-scheme-regulations-2014/history","analysis":"/api/acts/motor-vehicle-accidents-lifetime-support-scheme-regulations-2014/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/motor-vehicle-accidents-lifetime-support-scheme-regulations-2014/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/motor-vehicle-accidents-lifetime-support-scheme-regulations-2014/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/motor-vehicle-accidents-lifetime-support-scheme-regulations-2014/documents"}}