109Average weekly earnings

109 Average weekly earnings

In determining the average weekly earnings of a member, the Authority—

(a) must take into account information supplied by or on behalf of the member; and

(b) may take into account any or all of the following—

(i) the average weekly earnings payable under a relevant industrial award to a person with the member's skills, qualifications and experience;

(ii) the average weekly earnings of a comparable person as published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics;

(iii) the reasonable cost of paying a person to perform the work the member is unable to perform as a result of the personal injury suffered while serving as a member;

(iv) the member's employment by an employer before the injury;

(v) other relevant matters; and

(c) if the member was not working under a contract of service at the time of the injury, may calculate average weekly earnings on any basis that, in the opinion of the Authority, most fairly reflects the worker's earning capacity had the injury not occurred to the member.