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Workers Compensation Act 1987
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#### 12 Claims by trade union representatives
12 Claims by trade union representatives
(cf former s 7 (1) (h))
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> > (a) a worker is an accredited representative of a trade union of employees, or other organisation of employees, of which any person employed by the worker’s employer is a member,
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> > (b) with the consent of or at the request of that employer or pursuant to an industrial award or agreement, the worker is carrying out his or her duties as such a representative (whether at the worker’s place of employment or elsewhere) or is on an associated journey, and
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> > (c) the worker receives a personal injury while carrying out those duties or on that journey,
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> the injury is, for the purposes of this Act, an injury arising out of or in the course of employment, and compensation is payable accordingly.