Queensland Consolidated Acts

WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION ACT 2003 - SECT 232ZG

232ZG Reviewing support plan or service request approval

(1) This section applies if—

(a) a support plan has been made for the worker; or

(b) a support plan has not been made for the worker, but a service request relating to the worker has been approved.

(2) To the extent the support plan or approved service request relates to the period the worker is, or intends to be, absent from Australia, the insurer may—

(a) review the plan or approval; and

(b) make any amendments to the plan or approval the insurer considers appropriate.

(3) Without limiting subsection (2) , the insurer may amend the approved services for the worker by—

(a) removing or rescheduling any treatment, care or support that is to be provided in Australia while the worker is absent from Australia; or

(b) including any treatment, care or support that is to be provided outside Australia while the worker is absent from Australia, if the insurer considers the treatment, care or support should be, wholly or partly, paid for under this chapter, having regard to the following matters—

(i) the length of the absence;

(ii) whether the treatment, care or support is to be, or could be, provided or funded in another way during the absence;

(iii) whether the treatment, care or support is excluded treatment, care or support;

(iv) any other matter the insurer considers relevant.

(4) However, the insurer may amend the approved services to include treatment, care or support that is to be provided outside Australia only if a service request has not been made for the treatment, care or support.

(5) If the insurer decides to amend the support plan, or the approved service request, the insurer must, within 10 business days of making the decision, give the worker a copy of the amended plan or approval.

(6) To remove any doubt, it is declared that the insurer is not required to carry out an assessment under section 232O (1) (a) before amending a support plan under this section.