Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(see s 3)
Note 1 The Legislation Act
contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this Act.
Note 2 For example, the Legislation Act
, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:
• corporation
• disallowable instrument (see s 9)
• financial year
• health practitioner
• legal practitioner
• notifiable instrument (see s 10)
• person (see s 160)
• public employee
• under.
Note 3 The Road Transport (Third-Party Insurance) Act 2008
contains definitions relevant to this Act. For example, the following terms are defined in the Road Transport (Third-Party Insurance) Act 2008
, dictionary:
• CTP insured person (see s 16)
• CTP policy (see s 18)
• CTP premium
• CTP premium guidelines (see s 39)
• CTP regulator (see s 14)
• insured motor vehicle (see s 15)
• insurer
• licensed insurer
• motor accident (see s 7)
• motor accident claim
• non-economic loss (see s 156B)
• personal injury (see s 6)
• responsible person, for a vehicle.
"approved provider", of a service—see section 29.
"assessed treatment and care needs", of a participant in the LTCS scheme—see section 29.
"attendant care services", for a person who is a participant in the LTCS scheme, means services that aim to give the person assistance with everyday tasks.
Examples
• personal assistance
• nursing
• home maintenance
• domestic services
Note An example is part of the Act, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act
, s 126 and s 132).
"bulk billing arrangements", for part 9 (Payments to hospitals, doctors and others)—see section 68.
"claims assessment panel", for division 7.2 (Disputes about motor accident injuries)—see section 49 (1).
"claims assessor", for division 7.2 (Disputes about motor accident injuries)—see section 45.
contribution period for which a required fund contribution is determined, for division 10.1 (Funding the LTCS scheme)—see section 73 (1).
"CTP Act "means the Road Transport (Third-Party Insurance) Act 2008
.
"eligibility assessment panel", for division 7.1 (Disputes about eligibility)—see section 35.
"eligibility assessor", for division 7.1 (Disputes about eligibility)—see section 36.
"eligibility criteria", for participation in the LTCS scheme, means the criteria stated in the LTCS guidelines for eligibility to participate in the LTCS scheme.
"eligibility review panel", for division 7.1 (Disputes about eligibility)—see section 39.
"excluded treatment and care"—see section 9.
"Health Minister", for part 9 (Payments to hospitals, doctors and others)—see section 68.
"injured person"—see section 15 (1).
"interested person", for division 7.2 (Disputes about motor accident injuries)—see section 45.
"interim participation", in the LTCS scheme, means a person accepted as an interim participant in the LTCS scheme under section 20.
"legal costs"—see the Legal Profession Act 2006
, dictionary.
"legal services"—see the Legal Profession Act 2006
, dictionary.
"lifetime participation", in the LTCS scheme, means a person accepted as a lifetime participant in the LTCS scheme under section 21.
"LTCS commissioner "means the Lifetime Care and Support commissioner appointed under section 10.
"LTCS fund", for division 10.1 (Funding the LTCS scheme)—see section 74.
"LTCS fund banking account", for division 10.1 (Funding the LTCS scheme)—see section 76 (1).
"LTCS fund investment guidelines", for division 10.1 (Funding the LTCS scheme)—see section 81.
"LTCS guidelines "means guidelines made by the LTCS commissioner under section 93.
"LTCS levy", for division 10.1 (Funding the LTCS scheme)—see section 84.
"LTCS scheme "means the scheme provided for by this Act for the lifetime care and support of people catastrophically injured in motor accidents.
"motor accident injury", in relation to a person, means an injury the person has as a result of a motor accident.
"NSW LCS authority "means the Lifetime Care and Support Authority of New South Wales, constituted under the Motor Accidents (Lifetime Care and Support) Act 2006
(NSW), section 33.
"participant", in the LTCS scheme, means a person accepted as an interim or lifetime participant in the scheme under section 19.
present value of the LTCS commissioner's treatment and care liabilities, for division 10.2 (Recovery of lifetime care and support payments)—see section 88.
"principal claims assessor", for division 7.2 (Disputes about motor accident injuries)—see section 45.
"required fund contribution"—see section 83 (1).
"treatment and care assessor", for division 7.3 (Disputes about treatment and care needs assessments)—see section 54.
"treatment and care needs", of a participant in the LTCS scheme—see section 9.
"treatment and care needs assessment" means an assessment under part 5 (Treatment and care needs assessment) of the treatment and care needs of a participant in relation to the participant's motor accident injury.
"treatment and care review panel", for division 7.3 (Disputes about treatment and care needs assessments)—see section 62.
Endnotes
1 Presentation speech
Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 27 February 2014.
2 Notification
Notified under the Legislation Act
on 17 April 2014.
3 Republications of amended laws
For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au
.
I certify that the above is a true copy of the Lifetime Care and Support
(Catastrophic Injuries) Bill 2014, which was passed by the Legislative Assembly
on 10 April 2014.
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly
© Australian Capital Territory 2014