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Transport Accident Act 1986
5Pre-accident weekly earnings—self-employed persons
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5 Pre-accident weekly earnings—self-employed persons
In this Act, ***pre-accident weekly earnings*** in relation to an earner who is a self-employed person who is injured in or dies as a result of a transport accident means the amount assessed by the Commission having regard to the earnings of the person during the three years immediately preceding the accident, costs incurred by the person in obtaining the services of persons in connexion with the business on account of the earner's incapacity and any amounts the earner could have earned from any other occupation.
Note to s. 5 inserted by No. 18/2022 s. 23.
See also section 45(5A).