New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MOTOR ACCIDENTS (LIFETIME CARE AND SUPPORT) ACT 2006

- As at 28 July 2021 
- Act 16 of 2006 

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Application of Act
   5.      Interpretation-Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999
   5A.     Treatment and care needs

   PART 2 - PARTICIPATION IN SCHEME

   6.      (Repealed)
   7.      Eligibility for participation in the Scheme
   7A.     Persons injured before commencement of Scheme may “buy in”
   7B.     Persons injured in motor accidents occurring outside NSW may “buy in”
   8.      Application for participation in the Scheme
   9.      Acceptance as a participant
   10.     (Repealed)
   11.     Effect of Scheme on motor accident compensation claims and limitation periods

   PART 2A - PAYMENTS UNDER SCHEME

   11A.    Assessed treatment and care needs of participants to be paid for by Authority
   11AA.   Option of contribution to other cost effective expenditure for meeting treatment and care needs
   11B.    Payment not required in certain circumstances
   11C.    Approved providers

   PART 3 - DISPUTE RESOLUTION

           Division 1 - Disputes about eligibility

   12.     Definitions
   13.     Appointment of assessors
   14.     Referral of disputes to Assessment Panel
   15.     Review of Assessment Panel’s determination
   16.     Determinations to be binding
   17.     Costs of assessment
   18.     No legal costs payable by Authority
   19.     Authority monitoring and oversight

           Division 2 - Disputes about motor accident injury

   20.     Determination of disputes
   21.     Legal costs

   PART 4 - TREATMENT AND CARE NEEDS ASSESSMENT

   22.     Definitions
   23.     Assessment of treatment and care needs of participants
   24.     Dispute about Authority’s assessment-determination by assessor
   25.     Review of assessor’s determination
   26.     Effect of assessment
   27.     Co-operation of participant
   28.     LTCS Guidelines
   29.     No legal costs payable for assessment or review

   PART 5 - PAYMENTS TO HOSPITALS, DOCTORS AND OTHERS

   30.     Bulk billing arrangements for hospital, ambulance and other expenses
   31.     Payment of hospital, ambulance, medical and other expenses not covered by bulk billing arrangement
   32.     Maximum fees payable for medical treatment and other treatment or services not provided at hospitals or for treatment at private hospitals

   PART 6 - ADMINISTRATION

           Division 1 - Constitution of Authority

   33.     Constitution of Authority
           34-36. (Repealed)
   37.     Financial year

           Division 2 - Management of Authority

   38.     Ministerial directions
   39.     Chief executive of Authority
   40.     (Repealed)
   41.     Delegation of functions
   42.     Seal of Authority

           Division 3 - Functions of Authority

   43.     Functions of Authority
   43A.    Functions of the Authority under other care and support schemes

           Division 4 - (Repealed)
           None

   PART 7 - FUNDING OF THE SCHEME

   47.     Definitions
   48.     Lifetime Care and Support Authority Fund
   48A.    Separate accounting for care and support arrangements
   49.     Determination by Authority of amount to be contributed to Fund
           50-53. (Repealed)
   54.     Recovery of lifetime care and support payments-uninsured and interstate vehicles and third party tortfeasors
   55.     (Repealed)

   PART 8 - MISCELLANEOUS

   56.     No contracting out of Act
   57.     Act to bind Crown
   58.     LTCS Guidelines
   59.     Service of documents on Authority or Advisory Council
   60.     Exchange of information
   61.     (Repealed)
   62.     Protection of assessors
   63.     Regulations
   64.     Nature of proceedings for offences
   65.     (Repealed)
   66.     Auditor-General to report on Costing Study
   67.     Review of Act
   68.     (Repealed)
           SCHEDULE 1
           Schedule 2 (Repealed)
           SCHEDULE 3