Where an injured person has received Commonwealth rehabilitation services under the Disability Services Act 1986 (Cth), the cost of those services must be included in the assessment of damages for personal injury, as the injured person is liable under ss 22 and 23 to repay the Commonwealth upon recovery of compensation. Where neither party draws relevant statutory provisions to the court's attention, each party may be ordered to bear their own costs of any subsequent correction application.
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