sec.10Meaning of damages

### sec.10 Meaning of damages Damages is damages for injury sustained by a worker in circumstances creating, independently of this Act, a legal liability in the worker’s employer to pay damages to— the worker; or if the injury results in the worker’s death—a dependant of the deceased worker. A reference in subsection (1) to the liability of an employer does not include a liability against which the employer is required to provide under— another Act; or a law of another State, the Commonwealth or of another country. Also, a reference in subsection (1) to the liability of an employer does not include a liability to pay damages for loss of consortium resulting from injury sustained by a worker. (sec.10-ssec.1) Damages is damages for injury sustained by a worker in circumstances creating, independently of this Act, a legal liability in the worker’s employer to pay damages to— the worker; or if the injury results in the worker’s death—a dependant of the deceased worker. (sec.10-ssec.2) A reference in subsection (1) to the liability of an employer does not include a liability against which the employer is required to provide under— another Act; or a law of another State, the Commonwealth or of another country. (sec.10-ssec.3) Also, a reference in subsection (1) to the liability of an employer does not include a liability to pay damages for loss of consortium resulting from injury sustained by a worker. - (a) the worker; or - (b) if the injury results in the worker’s death—a dependant of the deceased worker. - (a) another Act; or - (b) a law of another State, the Commonwealth or of another country.