129Payment of treatment and care benefits

129 Payment of treatment and care benefits (1) The relevant insurer for a motor accident must pay the treatment and care expenses, domestic services expenses and travel expenses of an injured person entitled to treatment and care benefits. Note 1 Domestic services expenses—see s 114. Note 2 Travel expenses—see s 115.

Treatment and care benefits—payment Division 2.5.5 (2) The MAI guidelines may make provision in relation to verifying the injured person’s treatment and care expenses, domestic services expenses and travel expenses, including verifying that— (a) the expenses were incurred; and (b) the treatment and care for which the expenses were incurred was given; and (c) the injury for which the treatment and care was given resulted from the motor accident. (3) The MAI guidelines may make provision in relation to the circumstances in which the relevant insurer may make a payment under this section for treatment and care benefits before the expense for the benefit is incurred. treatment and care expenses, of person injured in a motor accident, means the expenses incurred by the person that are— (a) approved by the relevant insurer for the motor accident; or (b) set out in the person’s recovery plan.