Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment (Single Treatment Pathway) Act 2019 (122 of 2019)

Schedule 1   Single treatment pathway

Part 1   Main amendments

Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

1   Section 269

Omit:

Compensation for the cost of treatment is provided for under Part 2, while treatment itself is provided for under Part 3.

Some people are entitled to treatment, or compensation for the cost of treatment, for any injury or disease. Other people are only entitled to treatment, or compensation for treatment, for a service injury or disease.

Additional compensation for costs incurred in travelling to obtain treatment and MRCA supplement are provided for under Part 4.

substitute:

Part 3 deals with a person's entitlement to treatment. Some people are entitled to treatment for a service injury or disease, while other people are entitled to treatment for any injury or disease.

Part 4 deals with compensation and MRCA supplement. A person may be compensated for the cost of treatment in special circumstances, such as treatment reasonably obtained before the Commission determines that the person is entitled to treatment under Part 3. Compensation for costs incurred in travelling to obtain treatment is also provided for. Part 4 also provides for MRCA supplement for those who are entitled to treatment under Part 3.