South Australian Consolidated Regulations South Australian Consolidated Regulations50—Not to incur liability on behalf of the Government
(1) Except as provided
in subregulation (2) or elsewhere in these regulations, teachers shall
not incur or attempt to incur any liability on behalf of the Government or of
the Minister, nor make, or attempt to make or alter any contract on behalf of
the Government or of the Minister, without the written authority of the
Director-General.
(2) Where any student
attending a school becomes indisposed or sustains an injury, a teacher may, if
he or she considers such action necessary, obtain the services of a legally
qualified medical practitioner and/or hire a suitable conveyance to convey the
student to a place suitable for treatment. Any costs or expenses so incurred
in respect to the indisposition of or injury to that student may be recovered
by the Minister from the parent or guardian of the student and if on request
the cost is not met by the parent or guardian of the student, it may be
recovered by the Minister from the parent or guardian by action in a court of
competent jurisdiction.