Motor Accident Injuries Act 2019
83Meaning of pre-injury weekly income—casual worker
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83 Meaning of pre-injury weekly income—casual worker pre-injury weekly income, for a casual worker, means the higher of (a) the average weekly amount of the sum of the following amounts from all paid work undertaken by the person in the 52 weeks immediately before the date of the motor accident: (ii) the person’s net income as a self-employed person; (b) if the person worked the 260 hours in the 13 weeks immediately before the date of the motor accident or is unable to give evidence of the person’s income in the 52 weeks immediately before the date of the motor accident—the average weekly amount of the sum of the following amounts from all paid work undertaken by the person in the 13 weeks: (ii) the person’s net income as a self-employed person. casual worker means a person injured in a motor accident who— (a) was not, on the date of the motor accident— (i) an ongoing employee or fixed term contractor; or (ii) a self-employed person; but (b) was in paid work for at least 260 hours in the 52 weeks immediately before the date of the motor accident.