Workers Compensation Act 1951
25Overtime—hours and wages
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25 Overtime—hours and wages (1) This section applies to a component of the worker’s earnings or hours attributable to overtime. (2) The overtime is to be taken into account in working out average pre- incapacity weekly earnings or average pre-incapacity weekly hours only if— (a) the worker worked overtime in accordance with a regular and established pattern; and
(b) the pattern was substantially uniform as to the number of hours of overtime worked; and (c) the worker would have continued to work overtime in accordance with the established pattern if the worker had not been injured.