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Forests Act 1958
72DConstruction of sections 72A to 72R
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72D Construction of sections 72A to 72R
(1) Sections 72A to 72R should be read as if they formed part of the **Workplace Injury** **Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013**.
(2) If there is an inconsistency in any of sections 72A to 72R and the **Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013**, sections 72A to 72R prevail to the extent of the inconsistency.
(3) Unless inconsistent with the context or subject‑matter, words and expressions defined in section 3 of the **Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013** have the same meaning in sections 72A to 72R as they have in that Act.
(4) If a forest firefighter satisfies the presumption under section 72E or section 72H, their disease is to be taken to be an injury within the meaning of the **Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013**.
S. 72E inserted by No. 46/2021 s. 6.