Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002
7Meaning of community work
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7 Meaning of community work community work means— (a) work for 1 or more of the following purposes: (i) a religious, educational, charitable or benevolent purpose; (ii) promoting or encouraging literature, science or the arts; (iii) looking after, or giving attention to, people who need care because of a physical or mental disability or condition; (iv) sport, recreation or amusement; (v) conserving resources or protecting the natural environment from harm; (vi) preserving historical or cultural heritage; (vii) a political purpose;
Volunteers Part 2.2 (viii) protecting or promoting the common interests of the community generally or a particular section of the community; or (b) work declared by regulation to be community work. (2) However, work is not community work if it— (a) involves acts or threats of violence; or (b) creates a serious risk to the health or safety of the public or a section of the public; or (c) is declared by regulation not to be community work.