Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts18C. Emergency travel benefit
(1) Benefits are payable, at the discretion of the Board, under this section if:
(a) a person is injured or dies in, or as a result of, a motor accident; and
(b) if the accident occurred outside the Territory:
(i) the accident involved a Territory motor vehicle; and
(ii) the person who is injured or dies is (or was) a resident of the Territory; and
(c) a close family member travels at least 1 000 km to be near the injured person or to make arrangements for the deceased person's funeral; and
(d) it is reasonable in the circumstances for the close family member to make the journey.
(2) Benefits are payable under this section to reimburse the close family member for the costs of travel, loss of income and other financial loss resulting from the journey.
(3) If 2 or more close family members are entitled to benefits under this section, the benefits are to be divided between them as the Board thinks fit.
(4) The total amount to be paid in respect of any one motor accident cannot exceed $4 000 (indexed).
(5) In this section:
close family member means a spouse, parent or child of the person injured or killed in, or as a result of, the motor accident.