Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Transport Accident Act 1986 - SECT 60B

Travel allowance payment agreements

60B. Travel allowance payment agreements



(1) This section applies if-

   (a)  a person receives a severe injury as a result of a transport accident;
        and

   (b)  the person is entitled to receive compensation for transportation
        costs or for the costs of ambulance services for the purposes of
        travelling to or from a medical service; and

   (c)  the person is not a party to an individual funding agreement that
        covers some or all of those costs.

(2) The Commission may enter into an agreement with the person under which
provision is made for the payment of the compensation to the person by way of
allowance.

(3) Without limiting what may be included in an agreement, an agreement may
provide for payments-

   (a)  to be made for periods of time, or classes of cases, rather than on
        the basis of individual trips; or

   (b)  to be made in advance, despite anything to the contrary in section 27.

(4) While a person is a party to an agreement under this section, he or she is
not entitled to any additional compensation under section 60 in respect of the
matters covered by the agreement.