(1) The Corporation is liable to pay the cost of non-emergency transport by scheduled surface public transport (such as a ferry, bus, train, or water taxi) to rehabilitation, to the extent specified in subclause (2), if—
(a) the claimant—
(i) travels more than 20 kilometres from the starting point to the nearest place for rehabilitation within 14 days after suffering personal injury; and
(ii) presents himself or herself for rehabilitation at the end of the journey or, having made the journey, is unable to present for a reason beyond his or her control; or
(b) the claimant—
(i) travels more than 80 kilometres in 1 or more journeys within any calendar month; and
(ii) presents himself or herself for rehabilitation at the end of the journey or journeys or, having made the journey or journeys, is unable to present for a reason beyond his or her control; or
(c) the claimant—
(i) spends more than $46 on scheduled surface public transport within any calendar month; and
(ii) presents himself or herself for rehabilitation at the end of the journey or, having made the journey, is unable to present for a reason beyond his or her control.
(2) The Corporation is liable under subclause (1) to pay the cost of—
(a) the claimant's journey that is necessary to get to the nearest place where he or she is able to get the rehabilitation, whether or not he or she actually gets it there; and
(b) the return journey from that place if he or she makes a return journey.
(3) If the claimant is travelling to receive counselling provided by a person under the Accident Insurance (“Counsellor”) Regulations 1999, the distance must be calculated on the basis of the claimant travelling to the nearest counsellor who meets the criteria set out in regulation 4(1)(b) of those regulations.
Regulation 7(1)(c)(i): amended, on 1 October 2010, by regulation 4 of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Ancillary Services) Amendment Regulations 2010 (SR 2010/328).