38Definitions

#### 38 Definitions 38 Definitions > > (1) In this Division— > > > > parties means the requesting party and the producer. > > > > party to proceedings includes the insurer of an employer in workers compensation proceedings. > > > > proceedings means— > > > > > (a) workers compensation proceedings referred to the Commission under the 1998 Act, section 288, and > > > > > (b) police officer support scheme proceedings referred to the Commission under the [Police Regulation 2025](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2025-0677), section 137. > > > > producer means a party to proceedings named or proposed to be named in a notice for production. > > > > requesting party means a party to proceedings who intends to serve or has served a notice for production on a producer. > > > (2) For the purposes of this Division, a document— > > > > > (a) does not include a document that must be provided, under enabling legislation, to a requesting party by a claimant, employer, insurer, police officer or the Commissioner of Police in relation to a claim, whether on request or otherwise, except if there has been a failure to provide the document as and when required by the relevant provision, and > > > > > (b) is taken to be relevant to a fact in issue if it could rationally affect the assessment of the probability of the existence of the fact, other than by relating solely to the credibility of a witness, regardless of whether the document would be admissible in evidence. > > **rule 38:** Am 2025 (708), Sch 1\[7\] \[8\]; 2026 (116), Sch 1.2\[4\].