sec.40Meaning of rehabilitation

### 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.