[Section 2 Subsection (1) amended by No. 122 of 1977, s. 2 ][Section 2 Subsection (1) amended by No. 32 of 1980, s. 4 ][Section 2 Subsection (1) amended by No. 90 of 1984, s. 5 ][Section 2 Subsection (1) amended by No. 45 of 1985, s. 4 ][Section 2 Subsection (1) amended by No. 6 of 1991, s. 5 ][Section 2 Subsection (1) amended by No. 85 of 1993, s. 5 ][Section 2 Subsection (1) amended by No. 89 of 1995, s. 4 ]
[Section 2 Subsection (1) amended by No. 20 of 2002, s. 4, Applied:01 Aug 2002]adult average weekly earnings means the dollar figure for full-time adult ordinary time earnings for persons set out under the heading "AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS, Australia: Original" in catalogue number 6302.0 published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, as amended from time to time;
Commonwealth pension means any periodical payment made under any Act of the Commonwealth the entitlement to which arises by reason of the death of any person or by reason of the age or disability of any person;
(a) that is required to be made under the law of another State or a Territory in respect of the use of an interstate motor vehicle in that State or Territory; and
(b) that substantially corresponds, in its effect, to a premium under this Act;
jurisdiction means any State or Territory of the Commonwealth, or any country or other jurisdiction outside the Commonwealth;
(3) For the purposes of this Act a person shall be regarded as taking part in the motor vehicle race while –
(a) he is engaged in conducting, or assisting in conducting, the race;
(b) he is in charge of, or in, a motor vehicle competing or taking part in the race; or
(c) he is assisting, or employed to assist, any person regarded as taking part in the race by virtue of paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) , in connection with the race or any motor vehicle competing or taking part therein, and any motor vehicle driven by or in charge of any person taking part in a motor vehicle race shall be deemed to be taking part in that race.
(a) a collision, or action taken to avoid a collision, with a motor vehicle, whether the motor vehicle is stationary or moving; or
(b) a motor vehicle moving out of control; or
(c) the driving of a motor vehicle.
(5) [Section 2 Subsection (5) inserted by No. 20 of 2002, s. 4, Applied:01 Aug 2002] For the purposes of this Act, a person requires daily care if, as a result of having suffered personal injury resulting directly from a motor accident, the person requires, or is likely to require, daily care for at least 2 hours a day for an indefinite period, commencing not later than one year after the date of the accident.