Motor Vehicle Accidents (Lifetime Support Scheme) Regulations 2014 (SA)

South Australia

Motor Vehicle Accidents (Lifetime Support Scheme) Regulations 2014

under the Motor Vehicle Accidents (Lifetime Support Scheme) Act 2013

Contents

1            Short title

3            Interpretation

4            Medical experts—Schedule 1 of Act

5            Authorisation of release of certain information

Legislative history

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicle Accidents (Lifetime Support Scheme) Regulations 2014.

3—Interpretation

In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—

Act means the Motor Vehicle Accidents (Lifetime Support Scheme) Act 2013;

disability services means services provided, whether wholly or partially, for persons with disabilities or their carers and, without limiting the generality of the expression, includes:

(a)accommodation services;

(b)home care and family support services;

(c)independent living training services;

(d)information services;

(e)print disability services;

(f)recreation services;

(g)respite care services;

(h)education or training services;

(i)advocacy services;

(j)therapy services;

(k)equipment services;

(l)counselling or support services;

(m)transport services.

4—Medical experts—Schedule 1 of Act

For the purposes of Schedule 1 of the Act, a person is brought within the ambit of the definition of medical expert if the person—

(a)has the skills, qualifications, competence and experience to carry out the role; and

(b)has at least 5 years experience in delivery of disability services.

5—Authorisation of release of certain information

(1)For the purposes of section 48(1)(b) of the Act, the Authority is authorised to disclose or release the following information to a person to whom this regulation applies, subject to such conditions as the Authority thinks fit:

(a)information relating to a person who has suffered a bodily injury who may be eligible to be a participant in the Scheme;

(b)information relating to a person who potentially may make, or has already made, an application to become a participant in the Scheme;

(c)information required by the Authority as part of its assessment of a person's eligibility to become a participant in the Scheme.

(2)This regulation applies to the following persons:

(a)the CTP Regulator established under the Compulsory Third Party Insurance Regulation Act 2016;

(b)an approved insurer;

(c)a prescribed authority (within the meaning of section 55 of the Act);

(d)any other person as the Authority thinks fit.

Legislative history

Notes

•For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or regulations and variations

New entries appear in bold.

Year	No	Reference	Commencement
2014	22	Gazette 23.1.2014 p385	1.7.2014: r 2
2017	73	Gazette 30.5.2017 p1993	30.5.2017: r 2

Provisions varied

New entries appear in bold.

Entries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.

Provision	How varied	Commencement
Pt 1
r 2	omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002	30.5.2017
r 5	inserted by 73/2017 r 4	30.5.2017