Part 4Payments in respect of injuries

Part 4 Payments in respect of injuries Division 3 Other benefits Motor Accidents (Compensation) Act 1979 29 (5) In this section: close family member means: (a) a spouse, parent or child of the person injured or killed in, or as a result of, the motor accident; or (b) if the person injured or killed in, or as a result of, the motor accident does not have a spouse, parent or child – a sibling, grandparent, grandchild, uncle or aunt of the person. 19 Cost of providing appliances, special facilities etc. (1) An eligible person is entitled to: (a) the cost of obtaining appliances that are necessary and reasonably required in consequence of the injury suffered in, or as a result of, the motor accident; and (b) the reasonable cost incurred, or to be incurred, in consequence of the injury in making necessary and reasonable alterations to: (i) the building in which the person resides or proposes to reside; and (ii) a motor vehicle; and (iii) such other articles of personal use as, in the opinion of the Commission, require modification; and (c) the reasonable cost of special facilities and equipment the Commission considers necessary and reasonable for the person's rehabilitation. (2) However, entitlements under this section are subject to the following limitations and qualifications: (a) a benefit is not payable under this section if the eligible person is outside Australia or the benefit is to be expended outside Australia; (b) any further limitations and qualifications imposed by the regulations.

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