Lifetime Care and Support (Catastrophic Injuries) Act 2014
24Effect of assessment
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24 Effect of assessment (1) The LTCS commissioner’s assessment of a participant’s treatment and care needs is final and binding for this Act and any court proceeding under this Act. Note The LTCS commissioner is to revise its assessment if necessary to give effect to a decision by an assessor or review panel in relation to a dispute about the participant’s treatment and care needs (see s 64). (2) The LTCS commissioner’s assessment of a participant’s treatment and care needs supersedes any earlier assessment by the commissioner of those needs.