7Meaning of worker

7 Meaning of worker (1) A person is a worker if the person carries out work in any capacity for a person conducting a business or undertaking, including work as— (a) an employee; or (b) a contractor or subcontractor; or (c) an employee of a contractor or subcontractor; or (d) an employee of a labour hire company who has been assigned to work in the person’s business or undertaking; or (e) an outworker; or (f) an apprentice or trainee; or (g) a student gaining work experience; or Interpretation Division 1.3 (h) a volunteer; or (i) a person of a prescribed class. Note Power to make a regulation includes power to make different provision for different classes (see Legislation Act, s 48). (2) For the purposes of this Act, a police officer is— (a) a worker; and (b) at work throughout the time when the officer is on duty or lawfully performing the functions of a police officer, but not otherwise. (3) The person conducting the business or undertaking is also a worker if the person is an individual who carries out work in that business or