MRCA Treatment Principles (Removal of Prior Approval under the Rehabilitation Appliances Program) Instrument 2007 (Cth)

Australian Government

Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

MRCA Treatment Principles (Removal of Prior Approval under the Rehabilitation Appliances Program) Instrument 2007

Instrument No. M20 /2007

The Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission, pursuant to subsection 286(2) of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 varies the MRCA Treatment Principles (Instrument No. M21 of 2004) in accordance with the Schedule.

Dated this                  16th     day of July         2007

The Seal of the   )

Military Rehabilitation   )

and Compensation Commission                )

was affixed hereto in the                             )

presence of:   )

MARK SULLIVAN                 CHAIR            …………………………………………..

BILL ROLFE              MEMBER     …………………………………………

[1] Name of Instrument

This Instrument is the MRCA Treatment Principles (Removal of Prior Approval under the Rehabilitation Appliances Program) Instrument 2007.

[2] Commencement

This Instrument commences on the day after it is

registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

[3] Variation of the MRCA Treatment Principles

The Schedule varies the MRCA Treatment Principles.

Schedule    Variations

[1] Paragraph 3.2.1(r)

Omit the paragraph, substitute:

(r) provision of rehabilitation appliances specified as requiring prior approval in or under Part 11;

[2] Paragraph 3.2.1(t)

Omit the paragraph, substitute:

(t) repair of a rehabilitation appliance specified as requiring prior approval in or under Part 11;

[3] Paragraph 11.2.2

Omit the paragraph, substitute:

11.2A Prior Approval

11.2A.1         If under this Part or under the documents entitled, respectively, the “RAP National Schedule of Equipment” in force on 1 July 2007 and the "Rehabilitation Appliances Program (RAP) National Guidelines" in force on 1 July 2007, the Commission's prior approval is required for the supply of a rehabilitation appliance to an entitled person or the alteration to, replacement or repair of a rehabilitation appliance, then the Commission is not to accept financial liability for the supply, alteration, replacement or repair, as the case may be, unless it has granted that prior approval.

Note: in granting prior approval the Commission must consider the matters in paragraph 3.2.2.