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Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003
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### sec.22 Students
WorkCover may enter into—
a contract of insurance for this subdivision with the authority through which is administered the Education (Work Experience) Act 1996 in relation to a State student; or
a contract of insurance for this subdivision with the person having control of a non-State school in relation to a student enrolled at the school who is 14 or over; or
a contract of insurance for this subdivision with a registered training organisation attended by a vocational placement student.
The contract may cover the student for injury arising out of, or in the course of, work experience or vocational placement as provided under a regulation but must not cover a student for damages.
The student has the entitlement to compensation for injury that is provided under a regulation.
In this section—
non-State school means an accredited school under the Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2017 .
registered training organisation see the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 (Cwlth) , section 3 .
State student means a student defined in the Education (Work Experience) Act 1996 , dictionary.
s 22 amd 2003 No. 63 s 60 sch ; 2014 No. 25 s 223 sch 1 pt 2 ; 2017 No. 24 s 266
(sec.22-ssec.1) WorkCover may enter into— a contract of insurance for this subdivision with the authority through which is administered the Education (Work Experience) Act 1996 in relation to a State student; or a contract of insurance for this subdivision with the person having control of a non-State school in relation to a student enrolled at the school who is 14 or over; or a contract of insurance for this subdivision with a registered training organisation attended by a vocational placement student.
(sec.22-ssec.2) The contract may cover the student for injury arising out of, or in the course of, work experience or vocational placement as provided under a regulation but must not cover a student for damages.
(sec.22-ssec.3) The student has the entitlement to compensation for injury that is provided under a regulation.
(sec.22-ssec.4) In this section— non-State school means an accredited school under the Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2017 . registered training organisation see the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 (Cwlth) , section 3 . State student means a student defined in the Education (Work Experience) Act 1996 , dictionary.
- (a) a contract of insurance for this subdivision with the authority through which is administered the Education (Work Experience) Act 1996 in relation to a State student; or
- (b) a contract of insurance for this subdivision with the person having control of a non-State school in relation to a student enrolled at the school who is 14 or over; or
- (c) a contract of insurance for this subdivision with a registered training organisation attended by a vocational placement student.