34Compensation where covered person is maintained in a hospital

34  Compensation where covered person is maintained in a hospital

 (a) as a result of an injury, a covered person (other than a covered person to whom section 31, 32 or 33 applies) is maintained as a patient in a hospital, nursing home or similar place and has been so maintained for a continuous period of not less than 12 months; and

 (b) there are no prescribed persons or prescribed children who are dependent on the covered person;

the Commonwealth is liable to pay compensation to the covered person in respect of the injury of such amount, for each week during which the covered person is so maintained, as is determined by Comcare having regard to:

 (c) the present and probable future needs and expenses of the covered person; and

 (d) the period during which the covered person is likely to be such a patient.

 (2) An amount determined under subsection (1) must not be less than one‑half of, nor more than, the amount per week of compensation that would have been payable to the covered person under section 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 or 33 had that section applied to the covered person.