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MILITARY REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 2004 No. 51, 2004 - SECT 13

Definition of treatment
(1)
In this Act:

"treatment "means treatment provided, or action taken, with a view to:

(a) restoring a person to physical or mental health or maintaining a person in physical or mental health; or
(b) alleviating a person's suffering; or
(c) ensuring a person's social well-being.

(2)
For the purposes of subsection (1), treatment includes:

(a) providing accommodation in a hospital or other institution, or providing medical procedures, nursing care, social or domestic assistance or transport; and
(b) supplying, renewing, maintaining and repairing artificial replacements, medical aids and other aids and appliances; and
(c) providing diagnostic and counselling services;

for the purposes of, or in connection with, any treatment.



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