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Workers Compensation Act 1951
182ADefinitions—pt 9.2
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182A Definitions—pt 9.2
damages claim—see section 182C.
employer, in relation to a Territory or State, includes an employer
substantive law—see section 182B.
worker, in relation to a Territory or State, includes a worker within
the meaning of the workers compensation law of the Territory or
State.
(2) For this part, a work-related injury is an injury to a worker for which
compensation is payable (whether or not it has been paid) under the
workers compensation law of a Territory or State.
(3) Also, a work-related injury includes an injury to a worker for which
compensation under a workers compensation law of a Territory or
State—
(a) would have been payable apart from a provision of the law that
excludes the worker’s right to compensation because the injury
is attributable to any conduct or failure of the worker stated in
the provision; or
(b) would have been payable if a claim for the compensation had
been properly made, and (if applicable) an election to claim
compensation (instead of damages) had been properly made.