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MILITARY REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 2004 - SECT 41

Other definitions

  (1)   In this Chapter:

"approved program provider" means:

  (a)   a person or body that is an approved program provider for the purposes of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 ; or

  (b)   a person nominated in writing by a rehabilitation authority, being a person the rehabilitation authority is satisfied has appropriate skills and expertise to design and provide rehabilitation programs.

"approved rehabilitation program" means a rehabilitation program determined under section   51 for a person by the person's rehabilitation authority.

"rehabilitation program" means a program that consists of or includes any one or more of the following:

  (a)   medical, dental, psychiatric and hospital services (whether on an in - patient or out - patient basis);

  (b)   physical training and exercise;

  (c)   physiotherapy;

  (d)   occupational therapy;

  (e)   vocational assessment and rehabilitation;

  (f)   counselling;

  (g)   psycho - social training.

"vocational assessment and rehabilitation" consists of or includes any one or more of the following:

  (a)   assessment of transferable skills;

  (b)   functional capacity assessment;

  (c)   workplace assessment;

  (d)   vocational counselling and training;

  (e)   review of medical factors;

  (f)   training in resume preparation, job - seeker skills and job placement;

  (g)   provision of workplace aids and equipment.



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