5Definitions

5 Definitions

(1) In this Act—

appointed day means four o'clock in the afternoon of the day before the proclaimed day;

first entitlement period has the meaning given by section 91E;

personal and household service means the provision of one or more of the following of a kind or type, and by a person, approved by the Authority—

(a) attendant care;

(b) counselling;

(c) household help;

(d) transportation costs;

(e) at the request of a medical practitioner, an aid, assistance, appliance, apparatus or service, other than a medical service, hospital service or nursing service—

and includes a rehabilitation service provided under this Act as in force before the commencement of section 80 of the Accident Compensation (WorkCover Insurance) Act 1993;

S. 5(1) def. of police officer inserted by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch item 2.1).

police officer has the same meaning as in the Victoria Police Act 2013;

prescribed means prescribed by regulations made under the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013;

proclaimed day means the day fixed under section 2(2);

second entitlement period has the meaning given by section 91E;

weekly payment means compensation in the form of a weekly payment under Division 2 of Part IV.

(2) Unless inconsistent with the context or subject-matter—

(a) words and expressions defined in section 3 of the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 have the same meaning in this Act as they have in that Act; and

(b) section 4(1) and (2) and Schedule 1 of the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 have effect as if enacted in this Act.

Pt 1 Div. 2 (Heading) inserted by No. 80/2010 s. 21.