Rent and other accommodation expenses incurred by an injured person to live near medical treatment facilities are capable of being 'medical benefits' under cl 1(1) of Sch 1, Pt 2 of the Motor Accidents (Liabilities and Compensation) Regulations 2010 (Tas), provided they are reasonably and necessarily incurred for the provision of treatment. The specific travel provisions in cl 1(3)(j) and (k) operate as limitations on otherwise recoverable travel expenses, not as an exhaustive code for enabling expenses. The absence of accommodation expenses from cl 1(3) does not exclude them from cl 1(1).
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