Australian Capital Territory

Lifetime Care and Support (Catastrophic Injuries) Delegation 2015 (No 1)*
Notifiable Instrument NI2015–518
made under the 
Lifetime Care and Support (Catastrophic Injuries) Act 2014, section 12 (Delegation by the Lifetime Care and Support Commissioner of the Australian Capital Territory)
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1	Name of Instrument
This Instrument is the Lifetime Care and Support (Catastrophic Injuries) Delegation 2015 (No 1). 
2	Commencement 
This instrument commences on the day after notification.
3	Delegation of functions
In accordance with Part 19.4 of the Legislation Act 2001, I, Karen Doran, Lifetime Care and Support Commissioner of the Australian Capital Territory, pursuant to section 12(1) of the Lifetime Care and Support (Catastrophic Injuries) Act 2014 (the Act) delegate the functions of the Commissioner for Lifetime care and support of the ACT under section 11(e) of the Act, to the authorised people prescribed under the Lifetime Care and Support (Catastrophic Injuries) Regulation 2015 (the Regulation).
In accordance with section 12(2) of the Act, the authorised people prescribed under the Regulation may also sub-delegate the functions delegated below to people who are appropriately authorised under section 41(3) of the Motor Accidents (Lifetime Care and Support) Act 2006 (NSW) to undertake the functions delegated under this delegation.  
The following functions are delegated under this delegation:
•	Part 3, section 14 – Use of consultants and contractors 
•	Part 4 – Participation in LTCS scheme 
•	Part 5 – Treatment and care needs assessment
•	Part 6 – Payments under LTCS scheme
•	Part 7 – Dispute resolution
•	Part 8 – Communicating with injured person or LTCS participant
•	Part 9, section 70 of the Act – Payment of hospital, ambulance, medical and other expenses not covered by bulk billing arrangement
•	Part 11, section 94 of the Act – Exchange of information
excluding the following functions, which continue to remain the functions of the Commissioner for Lifetime Care and Support of the Australian Capital Territory:
•	Part 4, section 16(4) – waiver of requirement for medical certificate
•	Part 4, section 19(2) – LTCS Scheme – Acceptance as participant
•	Part 4, section 21(4) – allow time period for completion of medical certificate
•	Part 4, section 21(5) – waiver requirement for medical certificate
•	Part 4, section 21(7) – LTCS Scheme – Acceptance for lifetime participation 
•	Part 7, section 34(3) – discretion to allow an oral notice
•	Part 7, section 37(3) – supply copy of assessment panel’s certificate of decision to the injured person
•	Part 7, section 46 – appointment of claims assessors and principal claims assessor
•	Part 7, section 47(3) – allow notice of dispute about motor accident injury to be given orally
•	Part 7, section 48 – referral to a principal claims assessor
•	Part 7, section 50(3) – payment of the injured person’s legal costs

Karen Doran
Lifetime Care and Support Commissioner of the Australian Capital Territory
31 August 2015