Return to Work Act 1986
173Persons excluded from making claim
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173 Persons excluded from making claim Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Act, a claim for compensation shall not be made under this Act against the Nominal Insurer by or in respect of a person who is: (a) a director (by whatever named called), or a member of the governing body, of a body corporate in respect of an injury arising out of or in the course of his or her employment with that body corporate; or (b) a member of the immediate family of an employer in respect of an injury arising out of or in the course of his or her employment with that employer; or (c) a person who may recover compensation from a principal contractor under section 127, if the principal contractor has or had a policy of insurance or indemnity obtained in accordance with this Act to cover the principal contractor's liability in respect of the claim.