Who is entitled to income replacement benefits?
89 Who is entitled to income replacement benefits?
A person injured in a motor accident is entitled to income replacement benefits if, on the date of the motor accident—
the person was at least 15 years old; and
the person was—
in paid work; or
capable of being in paid work.
Note 1 Paid work includes paid leave from paid work—see s 78.
Note 2 An injured person who is self-employed when the motor accident happened is in paid work—see s 78.
The MAI guidelines may make provision in relation to entitlement to income replacement benefits.
This section is subject to the following:
division 2.2.2 (Limitations and exceptions to entitlement);
section 90 (Limited entitlement to income replacement benefits—pension-aged injured person);
section 91 (No entitlement to income replacement benefits—death of injured person);
section 92 (No entitlement to income replacement benefits—damages already paid).
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