Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) The worker's personal injury plan may provide for the insurer to pay the following costs:
(a) the cost of any medical treatment for the workplace injury provided to the worker by the nominated treating doctor if the nominated treating doctor is prepared to take part in the arrangements under the plan;
(b) the cost of other medical treatment described in the plan that is provided to the worker for the workplace injury;
(c) the cost of any rehabilitation services (including, if necessary, vocational rehabilitation) provided to the worker under the plan.
Examples of other medical treatment for par (b)
Treatment may be identified by reference to factors like the kind of medical treatment, the identity of the health care professional who provides the medical treatment, and the circumstances in which the medical treatment is provided.
(2) For a payment under subsection (1), it does not matter that the worker has not made a claim for compensation, that the insurer has not accepted liability for the injury or if the insurer disputes liability for the injury.
(3) If the insurer makes the payments in relation to the injury and another insurer (the other insurer ) or another employer (the other employer ) accepts liability to pay compensation to the worker in relation to the injury, the insurer is entitled to recover the costs (to the extent that compensation is payable under this Act in relation to the costs) as a debt from the other insurer or other employer.
(4) An amount recoverable under subsection (3) is taken to be payable by the other insurer or other employer as compensation to the injured worker.