The Lifetime Support Authority (LSA) delivers the South Australian Government's Lifetime Support Scheme (LSS).

The purpose of the Lifetime Support Scheme is to cover the costs of treatment, care and support for persons “catastrophically injured” in motor vehicle accidents, regardless of who was at fault and including those situations where no driver was at fault.

The Lifetime Support Scheme will not provide compensation for "pain and suffering" or economic loss (see What can be claimed? below) and the fault-based CTP scheme would still need to be used to recover such losses.

Part 2 of the Lifetime Support Scheme Rules defines what injuries may be considered "catastrophic" and include spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, amputations, severe burns and permanent blindness.

Section 23 of the Motor Vehicles (Lifetime Support Scheme) Act 2013 (SA) sets out the requirements for a compulsory Code of Conduct that the LSA must follow, which is known as the Lifetime Support Service Participant Service Standards [link opens in a new window].