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Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003
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### sec.232I Definitions for chapter
In this chapter—
approved service , for an eligible worker, means—
if a support plan has not been made for the worker—treatment, care or support that is the subject of a service request relating to the worker and approved by the insurer under section 232P ; or
if a support plan has been made for the worker—
a treatment, care and support need resulting from the worker’s serious personal injury stated in the support plan to be a need the insurer considers is necessary and reasonable in the circumstances; and
any treatment, care or support resulting from another injury resulting from the same event as the serious personal injury stated in the support plan to be treatment, care or support the insurer considers is necessary and reasonable in the circumstances; and
other treatment, care or support stated in the support plan to be treatment, care or support the insurer agrees to, wholly or partly, pay for under this chapter.
attendant care and support services means services to help a person with everyday tasks.
domestic, home maintenance, nursing or personal assistance services
eligibility criteria see section 232M (2) (a) .
eligibility period , for an eligible worker, see section 232L (3) .
eligible worker means a worker who an insurer decides, under section 232M , is entitled to treatment, care and support payments for the worker’s injury.
excluded treatment, care or support see section 232K .
funding agreement see section 232Q (2) .
interim period , for an eligible worker, means a period of 2 years from the day the insurer decides, under section 232M , the worker is entitled to treatment, care and support payments for the worker’s injury.
payment request see section 232Q (3) .
service request see section 232P (1) .
support plan see section 232O (1) (b) .
treatment, care and support damages , in relation to a worker, means damages relating to the worker’s treatment, care and support needs resulting from the worker’s injury.
treatment, care and support needs , of a worker, see section 232J .
treatment, care and support payments , for a worker who has sustained an injury, means payments under this chapter for the worker’s treatment, care or support resulting from the injury.
s 232I ins 2016 No. 44 s 30
- (a) if a support plan has not been made for the worker—treatment, care or support that is the subject of a service request relating to the worker and approved by the insurer under section 232P ; or
- (b) if a support plan has been made for the worker— (i) a treatment, care and support need resulting from the worker’s serious personal injury stated in the support plan to be a need the insurer considers is necessary and reasonable in the circumstances; and (ii) any treatment, care or support resulting from another injury resulting from the same event as the serious personal injury stated in the support plan to be treatment, care or support the insurer considers is necessary and reasonable in the circumstances; and (iii) other treatment, care or support stated in the support plan to be treatment, care or support the insurer agrees to, wholly or partly, pay for under this chapter.
- (i) a treatment, care and support need resulting from the worker’s serious personal injury stated in the support plan to be a need the insurer considers is necessary and reasonable in the circumstances; and
- (ii) any treatment, care or support resulting from another injury resulting from the same event as the serious personal injury stated in the support plan to be treatment, care or support the insurer considers is necessary and reasonable in the circumstances; and
- (iii) other treatment, care or support stated in the support plan to be treatment, care or support the insurer agrees to, wholly or partly, pay for under this chapter.
- (i) a treatment, care and support need resulting from the worker’s serious personal injury stated in the support plan to be a need the insurer considers is necessary and reasonable in the circumstances; and
- (ii) any treatment, care or support resulting from another injury resulting from the same event as the serious personal injury stated in the support plan to be treatment, care or support the insurer considers is necessary and reasonable in the circumstances; and
- (iii) other treatment, care or support stated in the support plan to be treatment, care or support the insurer agrees to, wholly or partly, pay for under this chapter.