South Australian Consolidated Acts

WORKERS REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 1986 - SECT 45B

45B—Funeral benefit

        (1)         If a worker dies as a result of a compensable disability, a funeral benefit is payable equal to—

            (a)         the actual cost of the worker's funeral; or

            (b)         the prescribed amount,

whichever is the lesser.

        (2)         A funeral benefit payable under subsection (1) will be paid—

            (a)         to the person who conducted the funeral; or

            (b)         to a person who has paid, or is liable to pay, the funeral expenses of the deceased worker.

        (3)         An amount prescribed by regulation under subsection (1) may, if the regulations so provide, be indexed so as to provide annual adjustments according to changes in the Consumer Price Index.