Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00587:section:290
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00587
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 290
Character Range: 394287–396849

290  Compensation for journey costs relating to treatment

Compensation for costs of a patient's journey
 (1) The Commonwealth is liable to pay compensation for any costs reasonably incurred if:
 (a) the costs are incurred in respect of a journey that is made by a person that is necessary for the person to obtain compensable treatment for an injury or disease of the person; and
 (b) any one or more of the following applies:
 (i) if the journey is by ambulance services—the person's injury or disease reasonably requires using those services; or
 (ii) the journey is by public transport; or
 (iii) if the journey is by means other than public transport or ambulance services—it is unreasonable for the person to use public transport having regard to the nature of the person's injury or disease, or public transport is unavailable; or
 (iv) the reasonable length of the journey (including the return part of the journey) exceeds 50 kilometres; and
 (c) a claim for compensation in respect of the person has been made under section 319.
Note 1: Section 289 defines compensable treatment.
Note 2: This subsection might be affected by the following provisions:
(a) section 292 (journeys etc. outside Australia);
(b) section 293 (amount of compensation).

Compensation for costs of an attendant's journey
 (2) The Commonwealth is liable to pay compensation for any costs reasonably incurred if:
 (a) the Commission approves a person (the attendant) to accompany another person (the patient) on a journey that is necessary for the patient to obtain compensable treatment for an injury or disease of the patient; and
 (b) the costs are incurred in respect of the attendant's journey; and
 (c) any one or more of the following applies:
 (i) if the journey is by ambulance services—the person's injury or disease reasonably requires using those services; or
 (ii) the journey is by public transport; or
 (iii) if the journey is by means other than public transport or ambulance services—it is unreasonable for the person to use public transport having regard to the nature of the person's injury or disease, or public transport is unavailable; or
 (iv) the reasonable length of the journey (including the return part of the journey) exceeds 50 kilometres; and
 (d) a claim for compensation in respect of the attendant has been made under section 319.
Note 1: Section 289 defines compensable treatment.
Note 2: This subsection might be affected by the following provisions:
(a) section 292 (journeys etc. outside Australia);
(b) section 293 (amount of compensation).