10.5 'medical treatment' - S5(1), 1971 Act

'Medical treatment' is defined in S5(1) of the 1971 Act in a way that is reasonably consistent with the SRC Act:

'medical treatment' means:

a)medical or surgical treatment by, or under the supervision of, a legally qualified medical practitioner

b) therapeutic treatment obtained at the direction of a legally qualified medical practitioner

c) dental treatment by, or under the supervision of, a legally qualified dentist

d) therapeutic treatment by, or under the supervision of, a physiotherapist, masseur or chiropractor registered under the law of a State or Territory providing for the registration of physiotherapists, masseurs or chiropractors, as the case may be

e) an examination, test or analysis carried out on, or in relation to, an employee at the request or direction of a legally qualified medical practitioner or legally qualified dentist and the provision of a report in respect of such an examination, test or analysis

f) the supply, replacement or repair of an artificial limb or other artificial substitute or of a medical, surgical or other similar aid or appliance

g) treatment and maintenance as a patient at a hospital

h) nursing attendance, and the provision of medicines, medical and surgical supplies and curative apparatus, whether in a hospital or otherwise

j) treatment provided or arranged by the Secretary to the Department of Community Services in pursuance of Part VIII of the Social Security Act 1947 and maintenance while receiving such treatment, or

k) medical treatment provided as part of a rehabilitation program or follow-up program under Part III of the Disability Services Act 1986.