3Interpretation

3 Interpretation (1) In this Act: ABN has the same meaning as in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 of the Commonwealth. act includes an omission.

Return to Work Act 1986 2 acting in an official capacity, in relation to an inspector, means the inspector is exercising powers or performing functions under, or otherwise related to the administration of, this Act. adequate policy of insurance or indemnity, for Part 7, Division 3, see section 126. appointed member, of the Council, means a member appointed under section 10(1)(b). approved means approved by the Authority or the Minister. approved form means a form approved by the Authority for the purposes of the provision in which the expression occurs. approved insurer means an insurer approved under section 119(2). attendant care services, for Part 5, Division 4, see section 74A. Authority means the Work Health Authority continued under the Work Health Administration Act 2011. average weekly earnings means the Average Weekly Earnings for Full Time Adult Persons, Weekly Ordinary Time Earnings for the Northern Territory last published by the Australian Statistician before 1 January before the date in respect of which they are required under this Act to be assessed. benefit includes an advantage of any kind. burial, see section 7 of the Burial and Cremation Act 2022. catastrophic injury, see section 78A(6). Chair, of the Council, includes the Deputy Chair while acting as the Chair. claimant means a person claiming or being paid compensation. compensation means a benefit, or an amount paid or payable, under this Act as the result of an injury to a worker and, in sections 132 to 137 inclusive and section 167, includes: (a) an amount in settlement of a claim for compensation; and (b) costs payable to a worker by an employer in relation to a claim for compensation. conference, for Part 6A, Division 1, see section 103A.

Return to Work Act 1986 3 Council means the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Advisory Council. Court means the Work Health Court continued under the Work Health Administration Act 2011. disease includes a physical or mental ailment, disorder, defect or morbid condition, whether of sudden or gradual development and whether contracted before or after the commencement of Part 5. disposal, see section 7 of the Burial and Cremation Act 2022. dispute, for Part 6A, Division 1, see section 103A. employer means a person by or for whom a worker is engaged or works or, in relation to a member of the Legislative Assembly, a Supreme Court Judge, a Local Court Judge or a member of the Police Force, means the Territory. expert financial advice means expert financial advice as prescribed by regulation. first compensation date, in relation to a worker and a particular injury, means the date on which the worker first became entitled to compensation for that injury. former Fund, for Part 7, see section 117. Fund, see section 117. impairment means a temporary or permanent bodily or mental abnormality or loss caused by an injury. incapacity means an inability or limited ability to undertake paid work because of an injury. incident means an event occurring at, or a situation arising in, a workplace which results in an injury. industrial agreement means an agreement which wholly or partly regulates terms or conditions of employment. industrial award means: (a) an award or determination relating to the terms and conditions of employment of a worker made under an Act; or (b) an award or a certified agreement made under the Workplace Relations Act 1996 of the Commonwealth. injury, see section 3A.