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Workers Compensation Act 1951
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17 Religious workers (1) The Minister may make a declaration for this section in accordance with a request by— (a) a religious organisation; or (b) a person acting on behalf of a religious organisation. (2) For this Act— (a) an individual included in a class of individuals declared by the Minister is taken to be a worker employed by the person stated in the declaration to be the employer of individuals in that class; and (b) the individual’s employment is taken to be as stated in the declaration for individuals in the class. (3) A declaration is a notifiable instrument.