Injury from medical treatment for a compensable condition
Where medical treatment of a compensable condition causes further complications, any resulting impairment or incapacity for work is also compensable as a direct result of the original injury, provided it was reasonable for the client to have obtained the medical treatment.
Section 6A is not relevant to such cases, as they are directly covered by s 4(3) and s 6(1)(b)(viii) of the SRC Act. Section 4(3) states:
4(3)For the purposes of this Act, any physical or mental injury or ailment suffered by an employee as a result of medical treatment of an injury shall be taken to be an injury if, but only if:
(a)compensation is payable under this Act in respect of the injury for which the medical treatment was obtained; and
(b)it was reasonable for the employee to have obtained that medical treatment in the circumstances.