Australian Capital Territory
Lifetime Care and Support (Catastrophic Injuries) Treatment and Care for Work Injuries Guideline 2016
Disallowable instrument DI2016-169
made under the  
Lifetime Care and Support Act 2014, section 93 (LTCS Guidelines)
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

This guideline supports the establishment of the National Injury Insurance Scheme for injured workers in the ACT.  The Lifetime Care and Support Scheme will as of 1 July 2016 provide lifetime treatment and care for people who suffer catastrophic injuries at work.  

This guideline is intended to apply all existing LTCS Guidelines regarding treatment and care decisions to work injuries in the same way as they apply to motor accident injuries.  

The intent of this instrument is to ensure that the existing process for making decisions about approved treatment and care in the LTCS Scheme applies to work injuries in the same way as it applies to motor vehicle injuries.  Parts 4 through 17 of the LTCS Guidelines cover treatment and care.  This Guideline instructs that each of them should be read as also applying to treatment and care in relation to a work injury under the Lifetime Care and Support (Catastrophic Injuries) Act 2014 from 1 July 2016.