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MILITARY REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 2004 - SECT 291

Compensation for accommodation relating to treatment

Compensation for the costs of a patient's accommodation

  (1)   The Commonwealth is liable to pay compensation for any costs reasonably incurred if:

  (a)   a person makes a journey that is necessary for the person to obtain compensable treatment for an injury or disease of the person; and

  (b)   it is necessary for the person to remain at the place to which the journey was made to obtain the treatment; and

  (c)   the costs are incurred in respect of the person's accommodation at that place; and

  (d)   a claim for compensation in respect of the person has been made under section   319.

Note 1:   Section   289 defines compensable treatment .

Note 2:   This subsection might be affected by the following provisions:

(a)   section   292 (journeys etc. outside Australia);

(b)   section   294 (amount of compensation).

Compensation for the costs of an attendant's accommodation

  (2)   The Commonwealth is liable to pay compensation for any costs reasonably incurred if:

  (a)   the Commission approves a person (the attendant ) to accompany another person (the patient ) on a journey that is necessary for the patient to obtain compensable treatment for an injury or disease of the patient; and

  (b)   it is necessary for the patient and the attendant to remain at the place to which the journey was made to obtain that treatment; and

  (c)   the costs are incurred in respect of the attendant's accommodation at that place; and

  (d)   a claim for compensation in respect of the attendant has been made under section   319.

Note 1:   Section   289 defines compensable treatment .

Note 2:   This subsection might be affected by the following provisions:

(a)   section   292 (journeys etc. outside Australia);

(b)   section   294 (amount of compensation).



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