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MILITARY REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 2004 No. 51, 2004 - SECT 41

Other definitions
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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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