Parliamentary Injury Compensation Scheme Instrument 2016
Part 1Preliminary
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Name
2 Commencement
3 Authority
4 Parliamentary injury compensation scheme
5 Definitions
6 References to members and the Prime Minister’s spouse
7 Family relationships
8 Definition of injury
9 Definition of disease
10 Injury arising out of or in the course of covered activities
11 Injuries suffered by covered persons
12 Injuries etc. resulting from medical treatment
13 Incapacity for work
14 Serious and wilful misconduct
15 Normal weekly earnings—members
16 Normal weekly earnings—Prime Minister’s spouse
17 Relevant period—Prime Minister’s spouse
18 Recovery of damages
19 Liability of the Commonwealth
20 Amounts of compensation
21 Indexation—Consumer Price Index
22 Indexation—Wage Price Index
Part 2—Compensation
Division 1—Injuries, property loss or damage, medical expenses
23 Compensation for injuries
24 Compensation for loss of or damage to property used by covered person
25 Compensation for medical and related expenses
Division 2—Injuries resulting in death
26 Compensation for injuries resulting in death
27 Compensation in respect of funeral expenses
Division 3—Injuries resulting in incapacity for work
28 Compensation for injuries resulting in incapacity—covered current members
29 Compensation for injuries resulting in incapacity—covered former members
30 Compensation for injuries resulting in incapacity—Prime Minister’s spouse
31 Compensation for injuries resulting in incapacity if covered person is in receipt of a superannuation pension
32 Compensation for injuries resulting in incapacity if covered person is in receipt of a lump sum benefit
33 Compensation for injuries resulting in incapacity if covered person is in receipt of a superannuation pension and a lump sum benefit
34 Compensation where covered person is maintained in a hospital
35 Compensation for incapacity not payable in certain cases
Division 4—Injuries resulting in permanent impairment
36 Compensation for injuries resulting in permanent impairment
37 Interim payment of compensation
38 Payment of compensation
39 Compensation for non‑economic loss