Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L00897:reg:10:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L00897
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 10 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 8499–11832

10  Attendant entitlements

         (1)   If an attendant accompanies an eligible person to a hospital or other institution to which the eligible person is admitted, the attendant is entitled to travelling expenses in accordance with subsection (2), in addition to the expenses payable for the journeys to and from the hospital or other institution with the eligible person:

                  (a) to return to his or her residence at the time of the admission; and

                  (b) to return to the hospital or other institution when the eligible person is discharged.

         (2)   The travelling expenses payable to an attendant under subsection (1):

                  (a) are based on the same mode of transport as was used to accompany the eligible person; and

                  (b) include any applicable amounts for accommodation and meals.

         (3)   If an attendant:

                  (a) accompanies an eligible person to a hospital or other institution to which the eligible person is admitted; and

                  (b) stays in commercial accommodation, subsidised accommodation or private accommodation while the eligible person is in the hospital or other institution;

             the attendant is entitled to travelling expenses in accordance with subsection (4).

         (4)   Under subsection (3) the attendant is entitled to payment of travelling expenses, in addition to the expenses payable for the journeys to and from the hospital or other institution with the eligible person, equal to the lesser of:

                  (a) the travelling expenses that would have been payable under subsection (1), excluding any amounts for accommodation and meals, if the attendant had returned home and returned to the hospital or other institution using a private motor vehicle; and

                  (b) the travelling expenses payable under subsection 9(1) for the period from the admission of the eligible person until his or her discharge.

         Example: An eligible person and attendant drive by private motor vehicle to an appointment in a capital city 300 km from home, and stay overnight in non-shared commercial accommodation. The eligible person is admitted to a hospital the next morning. The attendant returns home and comes back to collect the eligible person, staying in commercial accommodation the night before the eligible person is discharged.

         The amount for travelling expenses is $599.00 ($629.00, see the example in section 9) less $30.00 for the eligible person's meals on the 2nd day.

Additional travelling expenses connected with the attendant coming back to collect the eligible person from hospital and returning them home are:

Person      Expense                  Amount                                   Section
Eligible    meals on return journey  $30.00                                   Paragraph 9 (3) (b)
Person:
Attendant:  transport                $216.00 (600 km @ 36c/km)                Subsection 5 (4), paragraphs 8 (a) and (b) and subsection 10 (1)
                                     plus the cost of tolls and parking fees

Attendant:  meals                    $30.00                                   Paragraph 10 (2) (b)

Attendant:  accommodation and meals  $176.50                                  Paragraph 10 (2) (b)