"rehabilitation"

means measures, services and facilities, also in the form of clinical, vocational and social rehabilitation provided for in Chapter VIIA of the Act, provided with a view to the reintegration of employees exposed to an occupational injury or disease, back into work and to enable them to attain and maintain where reasonable and practicable, maximum independence, full physical, mental, social and vocational ability, and full inclusion and participation in all aspects of life;

[Definition inserted by section 1(r) of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Amendment Act 10 of 2022, Notice No. 3294, GG48431 dated 17 April 2023 - effective 23 January 2026 per (a) of Proclamation Notice 306, GG53990 dated 23 January 2026]