223Definitions

223 Definitions S. 223(1) def. of *family member* amended by No. 49/2018 s. 34. ***family member*** of a worker, means a partner, parent, grandparent, sibling or child of the worker or of the worker's partner; ***parent*** of a worker includes a person who has day to day care and control of the worker; ***severe injury*** means any of the following— (a) paraplegia; (b) quadriplegia; (c) amputation of a limb; (d) amputation of a hand or foot; (e) severe head injury; (f) severe eye injury; (g) separation of a worker's skin from an underlying tissue (such as de-gloving or scalping); (h) severe burns; (i) severe lacerations; (j) severe injuries arising out of an electric shock; (k) any other work related injury giving rise to an imminent risk of death; S. 223(1) def. of *supported accom-modation* amended by Nos 37/2021 s. 401, 9/2023 s. 264. ***supported accommodation*** means— (a) a residential facility in which residential care is provided under the Aged Care Act 1997 of the Commonwealth; and (b) a supported residential service within the meaning of section 214 of the **Social Services Regulation Act 2021**; and (c) an SDA dwelling within the meaning of the **Residential Tenancies Act 1997**; and (d) a group home or other residential facility approved by the Authority for the purposes of this section. (2) In this Division— ***reasonable costs***, in relation to a service (including modification of a car or a home), burial or cremation means an amount— (a) that is determined by the Authority, employer or self-insurer as a reasonable cost in relation to that service, burial or cremation having regard to— (i) the service or provision actually rendered; and (ii) the necessity of the service or provision in the circumstances; and (iii) any guidelines made by the Authority and published on its website in respect of services or provisions of that kind; and (b) that does not exceed the amount (if any) specified in, or an amount determined in accordance with a method specified in, an Order of the Governor in Council; ***Order of the Governor in Council*** means an Order made on the recommendation of the Authority and published in the Government Gazette specifying an amount, or an amount determined in accordance with a method specified in the Order as the maximum amount of costs payable in respect of a service (including modification of a car or a home) or a burial or cremation, being a maximum amount that is not less than the amount of the fee specified in a Table within the meaning of the Health Insurance Act 1973 of the Commonwealth applicable in respect of a service of that kind provided in Victoria. (3) Guidelines made by the Authority for the purposes of paragraph (a)(iii) of the definition of ***reasonable costs*** in subsection (2) apply in relation to the cost of a service, burial or cremation provided or carried out after the making of the guidelines, irrespective of the date of the injury.