South Australian Current Acts

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2012 - SECT 36

36—What is a " "serious injury or illness

In this Part—

"serious injury or illness" of a person means an injury or illness requiring the person to have—

            (a)         immediate treatment as an in-patient in a hospital; or

            (b)         immediate treatment for—

                  (i)         the amputation of any part of his or her body; or

                  (ii)         a serious head injury; or

                  (iii)         a serious eye injury; or

                  (iv)         a serious burn; or

                  (v)         the separation of his or her skin from an underlying tissue (such as degloving or scalping); or

                  (vi)         a spinal injury; or

                  (vii)         the loss of a bodily function; or

                  (viii)         serious lacerations; or

            (c)         medical treatment within 48 hours of exposure to a substance,

and includes any other injury or illness prescribed by the regulations but does not include an illness or injury of a prescribed kind.