(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.