South Australian Numbered Acts

RETURN TO WORK ACT 2014 (NO 16 OF 2014) - SECT 192

192—Non-assignability of benefits

        (1)         Compensation under this Act—

            (a)         is not capable of being assigned, charged or attached; and

            (b)         does not pass to any other person by operation of law,

nor can any claim be set off against that compensation (except as may be otherwise provided under this Act).

        (2)         Subsection (1) has no effect to the extent to which (but for this subsection) it would operate to prevent—

            (a)         the satisfaction of an obligation by the worker to maintain another person pursuant to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction; or

            (b)         the passing of accrued rights of a deceased worker to a legal personal representative.