New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MOTOR ACCIDENTS (LIFETIME CARE AND SUPPORT) ACT 2006

- As at 30 November 2009
- Act 16 of 2006

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Application of Act
   5.      Interpretation-Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999

   PART 2 - CARE AND SUPPORT FOR SCHEME PARTICIPANTS

   6.      Scheme participants’ treatment and care needs to be paid for by Authority
   7.      Eligibility for participation in the Scheme
   8.      Application for participation in the Scheme
   9.      Acceptance as a participant
   10.     Approval of treatment and care providers
   11.     Effect of Scheme on motor accident compensation claims and limitation periods

   PART 3 - DISPUTE RESOLUTION

           Division 1 - Disputes about eligibility

   12.     Definitions
   13.     Appointment of assessors
   14.     Referral of disputes to Assessment Panel
   15.     Review of Assessment Panel’s determination
   16.     Determinations to be binding
   17.     Costs of assessment
   18.     No legal costs payable by Authority
   19.     Authority monitoring and oversight

           Division 2 - Disputes about motor accident injury

   20.     Determination of disputes
   21.     Legal costs

   PART 4 - TREATMENT AND CARE NEEDS ASSESSMENT

   22.     Definitions
   23.     Assessment of treatment and care needs of participants
   24.     Dispute about Authority’s assessment-determination by assessor
   25.     Review of assessor’s determination
   26.     Effect of assessment
   27.     Co-operation of participant
   28.     LTCS Guidelines
   29.     No legal costs payable for assessment or review

   PART 5 - PAYMENTS TO HOSPITALS, DOCTORS AND OTHERS

   30.     Bulk billing arrangements for hospital, ambulance and other expenses
   31.     Payment of hospital, ambulance, medical and other expenses not covered by bulk billing arrangement
   32.     Maximum fees payable for medical treatment and other treatment or services not provided at hospitals or for treatment at private hospitals

   PART 6 - ADMINISTRATION

           Division 1 - Constitution of Authority

   33.     Constitution of Authority
   34.     Board of Directors
           35, 36. (Repealed)
   37.     Financial year

           Division 2 - Management of Authority

   38.     The Minister
   39.     Board of Directors
   40.     Chief Executive Officer
   41.     Delegation of functions
   42.     Seal of Authority

           Division 3 - Functions of Authority

   43.     Functions of Authority

           Division 4 - Lifetime Care and Support Advisory Council

   44.     Constitution of Advisory Council
   45.     Membership and procedure of Advisory Council
   46.     Functions of Advisory Council

   PART 7 - FUNDING OF THE SCHEME

   47.     Definitions
   48.     Lifetime Care and Support Authority Fund
   49.     Determination by Authority of amount to be contributed to Fund
   50.     Contributions to Fund by third-party policy holders
   51.     Payment and collection of Fund levy
   51A.    Refund of Fund levy
   52.     Records relating to collection of Fund levies
   53.     Audit of Fund levy records
   54.     Recovery of lifetime care and support payments-uninsured and interstate vehicles and third party tortfeasors
   55.     Unearned premiums surplus resulting from introduction of the Scheme

   PART 8 - MISCELLANEOUS

   56.     No contracting out of Act
   57.     Act to bind Crown
   58.     LTCS Guidelines
   59.     Service of documents on Authority or Advisory Council
   60.     Exchange of information
   61.     Personal liability
   62.     Protection of assessors
   63.     Regulations
   64.     Nature of proceedings for offences
   65.     (Repealed)
   66.     Auditor-General to report on Costing Study
   67.     Review of Act
   68.     Appointment of Parliamentary Committee
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2
           SCHEDULE 3