Part 6 Disability benefits

1.   Prostheses and other appliances

(1) If a person suffers personal injury resulting directly from a motor accident, such expenses as are reasonably incurred by, or on behalf of, that person, for provision of such of the following as are reasonably required to alleviate the effect of the personal injury, are payable as disability benefits:

(a) artificial limbs or other prostheses;

(b) medical or surgical aids or appliances;

(c) subject to subclause (2) , any other aid, appliance or equipment of a domestic nature determined by the Board to be appropriate in the circumstances.

(2) Expenses incurred under subclause (1)(c) are not payable unless the Board has provided approval in writing before the aid, appliance or equipment is purchased.

2.   Alterations to buildings and vehicles

(1) Subject to subclause (2) , if a person suffers personal injury resulting directly from a motor accident, such expenses as are reasonably incurred by, or on behalf of, that person, in respect of such alterations to the following as are reasonably required to alleviate the effect of the injury, are payable as disability benefits:

(a) the person's motor vehicle;

(b) the building in which the person resides or proposes to reside.

(2) Expenses under subclause (1) are not payable –

(a) unless the Board has provided approval in writing before alterations to the vehicle or building are undertaken; and

(b) in respect of alterations made more often than –

(i) once every 5 years, in the case of a motor vehicle; or

(ii) once every 15 years, in the case of a building.