Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2015C00049:clause:11_144b
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2015C00049
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 11 cl 144B
Character Range: 86013–88255

144B  Treatment of certain defence‑related injuries to be provided under the MRCA or the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986
 (1) This section applies in relation to an employee and an injury (the SRCA injury) if:
 (a) a defence‑related claim for compensation is made in respect of the SRCA injury by or in respect of the employee; and
 (b) the MRCC accepts liability to pay compensation for the SRCA injury; and
 (c) any of the following applies:
 (i) between 1 January 2012 and 9 December 2013, the MRCC is liable to pay compensation under subsection 16(1) in respect of the cost of medical treatment obtained in relation to the SRCA injury;
 (ii) the MRCC accepts liability to pay compensation for the SRCA injury, as referred to in paragraph (b) of this subsection, on or after 10 December 2013;
 (iii) the MRCC determines, under subsection (2), that this section applies in relation to the employee and the SRCA injury.
Note: The MRCC may also determine that subparagraph (1)(c)(i) or (ii) does not apply (see section 144C).
 (2) The MRCC may determine, in writing, that this section applies in relation to an employee and an SRCA injury on and from a specified day if:
 (a) the MRCC accepted liability to pay compensation for the SRCA injury on or before 9 December 2013, as referred to in paragraph (1)(b); and
 (b) between 1 January 2012 and 9 December 2013, the MRCA was not liable to pay compensation under subsection 16(1) in respect of the cost of medical treatment in relation to the SRCA injury because no treatment was obtained in relation to that injury.

Treatment of certain defence‑related injuries to be provided under MRCA or Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986
 (3) The following table has effect in relation to an employee and an SRCA injury to which this section applies.

Treatment to be provided under the MRCA or the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986
Item                                                                            If this condition is met …                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     then …