18BLong-term benefits for attendant care services

18B Long-term benefits for attendant care services (1) Benefits for attendant care services are payable under this section to or for the benefit of an eligible person if: (a) the eligible person suffers a permanent impairment as a result of the injury received in, or as a result of, the motor accident; and (b) the degree of the permanent impairment is assessed by the Commission at 60% or more; and (c) the person requires attendant care services in consequence of the impairment. (2) However, benefits are only payable under this section if the services are of a standard the Commission considers appropriate. (3) Benefits payable under this section are to be determined in accordance with the regulations. (4) The relevant limit for each week is 32 hours less the number of hours for which the eligible person receives nursing care in that week. (5) At the end of each year for which the benefits have been paid, a further amount equivalent to 1/26 of the total amount paid for the previous year is to be paid. (6) Benefits are not payable under this section for services provided outside Australia.

Part 4 Payments in respect of injuries Division 2 Attendant care services Subdivision 2 Injuries received on or after 1 July 2014 Motor Accidents (Compensation) Act 1979 26 Subdivision 2 Injuries received on or after 1 July 2014 18BA Application of Subdivision This Subdivision applies in relation to an injury suffered on or after