Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

MILITARY REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 2004 - SECT 44

Assessments on rehabilitation authority's initiative

             (1)  The rehabilitation authority for a person to whom this Part applies may, on its own initiative, carry out an initial assessment or a further assessment of the person's capacity for rehabilitation.

Requests for assessments

             (2)  A person to whom this Part applies may request his or her rehabilitation authority to carry out an initial assessment or a further assessment of his or her capacity for rehabilitation.

             (3)  The rehabilitation authority:

                     (a)  must carry out an initial assessment; and

                     (b)  may carry out a further assessment;

if the person requests the rehabilitation authority to do so.

Requirement to carry out assessment before ceasing or varying a program

             (4)  The rehabilitation authority must carry out an assessment before ceasing or varying a rehabilitation program under section 53.