Motor Accident Injuries Act 2019
109Employer reimbursement for paid leave
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109 Employer reimbursement for paid leave (1) An injured person entitled to income replacement benefits may ask the relevant insurer for the motor accident to reimburse the person’s employer for the cost of leave payments made to the person for leave taken as a result of the person’s injury. (2) The amount reimbursed under subsection (1) must not be more than the amount of the income replacement benefit payments to which the injured person is entitled.
Preliminary Division 2.5.1 Part 2.5 Defined benefits—treatment and care benefits Division 2.5.1 Preliminary 110 Meaning of treatment and care treatment and care, of a person injured in a motor accident— (a) means any of the following: (i) medical treatment (including mental health treatment and pharmaceutical treatment); (ii) dental treatment; (iii) rehabilitation; (iv) ambulance transportation; (v) respite care; (vi) attendant care services; (vii) aids and appliances; (viii) prostheses; (ix) education and vocational training; (x) home and transport modification; (xi) workplace and educational facility modifications; (xii) any other kinds of treatment, care, support or services prescribed by regulation; but (b) does not include excluded treatment and care.
attendant care services, for a person injured in a motor accident, means services that aim to give the person assistance with everyday tasks. Examples • domestic services • home maintenance • nursing • personal assistance excluded treatment and care means treatment, care, support or services of a kind prescribed by regulation.