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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2001 Week 10 Hansard (28 August) . . Page.. 3560 ..

9G Claim for compensation for pt 4.5 (ACT WCA s 11 (4), (5))

(1) A worker may make a claim for compensation under this part for the cost of medical treatment or in relation to damage to, or loss of, the worker's clothing only if the worker has given the employer written notice stating-

(a) the amount of compensation sought; and

(b) reasonable details of the expenses for which compensation is sought.

(2) However, a failure to give notice, or a defect or inaccuracy in the notice, does not affect a claim for compensation under this part if it is found in the proceeding on the claim that-

(a) if a notice or amended notice were then given and the hearing postponed, the employer's defence is not, or would not be, prejudiced by the failure, defect or inaccuracy; or

(b) the failure, defect or inaccuracy was caused by mistake or other reasonable cause.

9H Second opinions (ACT WCA s 11 (6))

(1) This section applies if the worker receives medical treatment and claims the cost of it from the employer under this part.

(2) The employer may, in consultation with the doctor or other person providing the treatment, and before making a payment under this part, require the worker to be examined by a doctor, or other person, chosen by the employer.

9I Payments for treatment received from hospital (ACT WCA s 11 (7))

(1) This section applies if the employer is liable under this part to pay an amount in relation to medical treatment received by the worker from a hospital.

(2) The employer must pay the amount, less any amount previously paid by the worker in relation to the treatment, on demand-

(a) for a private hospital-to the proprietor of the hospital; or

(b) for any other hospital-to the person authorised in writing by the governing entity in charge of the hospital to receive payments payable to the hospital.

9J Transport costs other than private car

(1) This section sets out how the costs of taking an injured worker to and from a place (other than by private motor vehicle) to undergo medical treatment must be worked out.

(2) If the worker cannot be taken in a motor vehicle (other than an ambulance) because of the worker's injury, the transport cost is the actual cost of the transport by ambulance.

(3) The transport cost is the actual cost of the public transport if the worker is taken by public transport because, although the worker can be taken in a private motor vehicle-

(a) the worker is prohibited by law from taking himself or herself in a private motor vehicle and no-one else is available to take the worker in a private motor vehicle; or

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