Asbestos-Related Diseases (Occupational Exposure) Compensation Act 2011
25Sportspeople not to be taken to be workers
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25 Sportspeople not to be taken to be workers
A person is not to be taken to be, for the purposes of this Act, a worker while he or she is, under a contract –
(a) participating as a contestant in any sporting or athletic activity; or
(b) engaged in training or preparing himself or herself with a view to participating as a contestant in any sporting or athletic activity; or
(c) travelling in connection with participating as a contestant in any sporting or athletic activity –
if, under the contract, he or she is not entitled to any remuneration other than remuneration for the doing of those things.