144BTreatment of certain defence‑related injuries to be provided under the MRCA or the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

#### 144B Treatment of certain defence‑related injuries to be provided under the MRCA or the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (1) This section applies in relation to an employee and an injury (the DRCA injury) if: (a) a defence‑related claim for compensation is made in respect of the DRCA injury by or in respect of the employee; and (b) the MRCC accepts liability to pay compensation for the DRCA injury; and (c) any of the following applies: (i) between 1 January 2012 and 9 December 2013, the MRCC is liable to pay compensation under subsection 16(1) in respect of the cost of medical treatment obtained in relation to the DRCA injury; (ii) the MRCC accepts liability to pay compensation for the DRCA injury, as referred to in paragraph (b) of this subsection, on or after 10 December 2013; (iii) the MRCC determines, under subsection (2), that this section applies in relation to the employee and the DRCA injury. > Note: The MRCC may also determine that subparagraph (1)(c)(i) or (ii) does not apply (see section 144C). (2) The MRCC may determine, in writing, that this section applies in relation to an employee and an DRCA injury on and from a specified day if: (a) the MRCC accepted liability to pay compensation for the DRCA injury on or before 9 December 2013, as referred to in paragraph (1)(b); and (b) between 1 January 2012 and 9 December 2013, the MRCC was not liable to pay compensation under subsection 16(1) in respect of the cost of medical treatment in relation to the DRCA injury because no treatment was obtained in relation to that injury. Treatment of certain defence‑related injuries to be provided under MRCA or Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (3) The following table has effect in relation to an employee and an DRCA injury to which this section applies. ```html <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-left:0.25pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="width:343.5pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">Treatment to be provided under the MRCA or the </span><span style="font-weight:bold; font-style:italic">Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">Item</span></p></td><td style="width:148.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">If this condition is met …</span></p></td><td style="width:148.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">then …</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:148.5pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The employee is not entitled or eligible to be provided with treatment under the MRCA or the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986</span><span> for any injury or disease (within the meaning of those Acts)</span></p></td><td style="width:148.5pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Section</span><span> </span><span>280A of the MRCA applies to the employee and the DRCA injury</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:148.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The employee is entitled to be provided with treatment under section</span><span> </span><span>279 or 280 of the MRCA for another injury or disease (within the meaning of that Act), but not the DRCA injury</span></p></td><td style="width:148.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Section</span><span> </span><span>280A of the MRCA applies to the employee and the DRCA injury</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:148.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The employee is eligible to be provided with treatment under subsection</span><span> </span><span>85(1) or (2) of the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986</span><span> (but not under section</span><span> </span><span>279 or 280 of the MRCA) for another injury or disease (within the meaning of the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986</span><span>), but not the DRCA injury</span></p></td><td style="width:148.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Subsection</span><span> </span><span>85(2A) of the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986</span><span> applies to the employee and the DRCA injury</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table> ``` > Note 1: The employee is entitled to be provided with treatment under the MRCA or the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 if section 280A of the MRCA or subsection 85(2A) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 applies to the employee and the DRCA injury. > Note 2: This subsection is subject to section 144C. > Note 3: In this Act, the definition of injury includes a disease (see section 5A of this Act). (4) The employee is entitled to be provided with treatment as a result of the table in subsection (3) on and after: (a) if subparagraph (1)(c)(i) applies—10 December 2013; or (b) if subparagraph (1)(c)(ii) applies—the day the MRCC accepts liability; or (c) if subparagraph (1)(c)(iii) applies—the day specified in the determination. No entitlement to compensation under this Act (5) The employee is not entitled to compensation under subsection 16(1) in respect of the cost of medical treatment obtained in relation to the DRCA injury if, as a result of the table in subsection (3) of this section, the employee is entitled or eligible to be provided with treatment under the MRCA or the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 for the injury. Entitlement to travel expenses under this Act (6) Subsections 16(6) to (8) of this Act apply in relation to treatment provided, as a result of the table in subsection (3) of this section, under the MRCA or the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 for an injury as if that treatment was medical treatment referred to in subsections 16(6) to (8) of this Act in relation to which compensation is payable. Determination not legislative instrument (7) A determination under subsection (2) is not a legislative instrument.