27Compensation for property loss or damage

#### 27 Compensation for property loss or damage (1) If: (a) an employee has an accident arising out of, or in the course of, his or her employment; and (b) the accident does not cause injury to the employee but results in the loss of, or damage to, property used by the employee; compensation of an amount equal to the expenditure reasonably incurred by the employee in the necessary replacement or repair of the property is payable to the employee. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), expenditure incurred by an employee in the necessary replacement or repair of property is taken to include any fees or charges paid or payable by the employee to a legally qualified medical practitioner or dentist, or other qualified person, for a consultation, examination, prescription, or other service reasonably rendered in connection with the replacement or repair. (3) Compensation is not payable under this section if the loss or damage is caused by the serious and wilful misconduct of the employee.