19Applicants for benefits

19 Applicants for benefits

19 Applicants for benefits

(1) A person who—

(a) when the person is a registered participant of a sporting organisation, suffers a compensable injury, whether within or outside New South Wales, while participating in an authorised activity of the organisation,

(b) when the person is an enrolled student participant of a school, suffers a compensable injury, whether within or outside New South Wales, while participating in an authorised activity of the school, or

(c) when the person is an enrolled participant of the Department, suffers a compensable injury, whether within or outside New South Wales, while participating in an authorised activity of the Department,

may apply to the Authority for a benefit under this Act.

(2) Where a person dies as a consequence of an injury suffered by the person, whether within or outside New South Wales—

(a) while participating in an authorised activity of a sporting organisation as a registered participant of the organisation,

(b) while participating in an authorised activity of a school as an enrolled student participant of the school, or

(c) while participating in an authorised activity of the Department as an enrolled participant of the Department,

the legal personal representative of that person may apply to the Authority for a benefit under this Act.

(3) This section has effect subject to sections 18 (2) and 20.

s 19: Subst 1984 No 65, Sch 1 (8).