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Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003
sec.40Meaning of rehabilitation
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### sec.40 Meaning of rehabilitation
Rehabilitation , of a worker, is a process designed to—
ensure the worker’s earliest possible return to work; or
maximise the worker’s independent functioning.
Rehabilitation includes—
necessary and reasonable—
suitable duties programs; or
services provided by a registered person; or
services approved by an insurer; or
the provision of necessary and reasonable aids or equipment to the worker.
The purpose of rehabilitation is—
to return the worker to the worker’s pre-injury duties; or
if it is not feasible to return the worker to the worker’s pre-injury duties—to return the worker, either temporarily or permanently, to other suitable duties with the worker’s pre-injury employer; or
if paragraph (b) is not feasible—to return the worker, either temporarily or permanently, to other suitable duties with another employer; or
if paragraphs (a) , (b) and (c) are not feasible—to maximise the worker’s independent functioning.
s 40 sub 2005 No. 50 s 7
(sec.40-ssec.1) Rehabilitation , of a worker, is a process designed to— ensure the worker’s earliest possible return to work; or maximise the worker’s independent functioning.
(sec.40-ssec.2) Rehabilitation includes— necessary and reasonable— suitable duties programs; or services provided by a registered person; or services approved by an insurer; or the provision of necessary and reasonable aids or equipment to the worker.
(sec.40-ssec.3) The purpose of rehabilitation is— to return the worker to the worker’s pre-injury duties; or if it is not feasible to return the worker to the worker’s pre-injury duties—to return the worker, either temporarily or permanently, to other suitable duties with the worker’s pre-injury employer; or if paragraph (b) is not feasible—to return the worker, either temporarily or permanently, to other suitable duties with another employer; or if paragraphs (a) , (b) and (c) are not feasible—to maximise the worker’s independent functioning.
- (a) ensure the worker’s earliest possible return to work; or
- (b) maximise the worker’s independent functioning.
- (a) necessary and reasonable— (i) suitable duties programs; or (ii) services provided by a registered person; or (iii) services approved by an insurer; or
- (i) suitable duties programs; or
- (ii) services provided by a registered person; or
- (iii) services approved by an insurer; or
- (b) the provision of necessary and reasonable aids or equipment to the worker.
- (i) suitable duties programs; or
- (ii) services provided by a registered person; or
- (iii) services approved by an insurer; or
- (a) to return the worker to the worker’s pre-injury duties; or
- (b) if it is not feasible to return the worker to the worker’s pre-injury duties—to return the worker, either temporarily or permanently, to other suitable duties with the worker’s pre-injury employer; or
- (c) if paragraph (b) is not feasible—to return the worker, either temporarily or permanently, to other suitable duties with another employer; or
- (d) if paragraphs (a) , (b) and (c) are not feasible—to maximise the worker’s independent functioning.