123Persons to whom expenses under this Part are to be paid

123 Persons to whom expenses under this Part are to be paid

(1)  In this section –

relevant person means –

(a) a compensable person; or

(b) if a compensable person is deceased, his or her legal personal representatives; or

(c) [Section 123 Subsection (1) amended by No. 12 of 2024, s. 8, Applied:05 Sep 2024] a relevant family member of a compensable person; or

(d) [Section 123 Subsection (1) amended by No. 12 of 2024, s. 8, Applied:05 Sep 2024] if a relevant family member of a compensable person is deceased, his or her legal personal representatives;

relevant reason means by reason of any contract, agreement, or arrangement, made by a relevant person or by reason of such a person being a contributor or subscriber to any institution, fund or scheme.

(2)  If the Commissioner is required under section 117 , 118 or 119 to pay expenses for a compensable service or for the burial or cremation of a person, the Commissioner is, to the extent provided in this section, to pay those expenses to the person or body of persons who performed the service or carried out the burial or cremation.

(3)  Despite subsection (2) , if another person has paid in whole or in part for the compensable service or the expenses of the burial or cremation of a compensable person, the Commissioner, to the extent provided by this section, is to reimburse, to the person who paid the amount, the amount paid.

(4)  If a relevant person is entitled, for a relevant reason, to any compensable services or to the person's burial or cremation free of charge or at a reduced rate of charge –

(a) the amount that the Commissioner is liable to pay in respect of the expenses of that service, burial or cremation is not thereby reduced; and

(b) after payment of the amount (if any) actually owing to the person or body of persons who provided the service or performed the burial or cremation, the Commissioner is to pay the balance of the expenses, to the extent provided by this section, as the case requires, to a relevant person.