South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts33—Transportation for initial treatment
(1) Where—
(a) a
worker is injured at the worker's place of employment during the course of
employment; and
(b) the
injury is such as to require immediate medical treatment,
the employer shall, at the employer's own expense, provide the worker with
immediate transportation to a hospital or medical expert for initial
treatment.
(2) If an employer
fails to provide transportation in accordance with subsection (1), the
cost may be recovered by the Corporation from the employer as a debt due to
the Corporation.
(3) An amount
recovered by the Corporation under subsection (2) shall, if the worker
incurred costs in consequence of the employer's failure to provide
transportation, be paid to the worker.
(4) If the cost of
transportation provided by an employer (other than a self-insured employer) to
a worker in accordance with subsection (1) exceeds an amount prescribed
by the regulations, the employer is, on application to the Corporation in a
manner and form approved by the Corporation, entitled to recover the excess
from the Corporation.
(5) An amount
prescribed by regulation under subsection (4) may, if the regulations so
provide, be indexed so as to provide annual adjustments according to changes
in the Consumer Price Index.