Commonwealth Numbered Acts

DISABILITY SERVICES ACT 1986 No. 129 of 1986 - SECT 22

22. (1) The cost of and incidental to-

   (a)  a rehabilitation program provided for a pensioner or beneficiary; and

   (b)  determining whether the provision of a rehabilitation program for a
        pensioner or beneficiary should be approved under sub-section 20 (1),
        shall be borne by the Commonwealth.

(2) Subject to sub-section (3), the cost, as determined by the Secretary, of
and incidental to-

   (a)  a rehabilitation program provided for a person who is not a
        pensioner or beneficiary; and

   (b)  determining whether the provision of a rehabilitation program for a
        person who is not a pensioner or beneficiary should be approved under
        sub-section 20 (1), shall be borne by the person.

(3) The Secretary may direct-

   (a)  that sub-section (2) does not apply; or

   (b)  that sub-section (2) does not apply in relation to-

        (i)    specified costs; or

        (ii)   a specified part of the cost referred to in that sub-section,
               in relation to a specified person, or persons included in a
               specified class of persons, and, where the Secretary so
               directs, any cost that by virtue of the direction is not to be
               borne by that person or those persons shall be borne by the
               Commonwealth.
(4) In this section, "pensioner or beneficiary" means a person who-

   (a)  is qualified or eligible to receive-

        (i)    a pension under Part III or Part IV of the Social Security Act
               1947;

        (ii)   a benefit under Part IVAAA or VII of that Act; or

   (b)  is eligible to receive a service pension, a wife's service pension or
        a carer's service pension under Part III of the
        Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.