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Workers Compensation (Bush Fire, Emergency and Rescue Services) Act 1987
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#### 7 Injuries to which Part applies
7 Injuries to which Part applies
(cf defn of “injury” in former s 17B (1))
> > (1) This Part applies to personal injury received by a fire fighter—
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> > > (a) arising out of or in the course of fighting a bush fire, or
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> > > (b) arising out of or in the course of a relevant journey by the fire fighter in relation to a bush fire.
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> > (2) This Part also applies to personal injury received by an official fire fighter (or a person of a prescribed class) arising out of or in the course of—
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> > > (a) the carrying out of an associated operation or work, or
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> > > (b) a relevant journey by the official fire fighter (or the person) in relation to an associated operation or work.
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> > (3) This Part also applies to an injury being a disease which is contracted, aggravated or exacerbated or which deteriorates in the course of doing anything referred to in subsection (1) or (2) if the doing of that thing was a contributing factor.
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> **s 7:** Am 1989 No 133, Sch 9 (1).