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Workers Compensation (Bush Fire, Emergency and Rescue Services) Act 1987
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#### 9 Relevant journeys
9 Relevant journeys
(cf para (b) and (i) of defn of “injury” in former s 17B (1))
> > (1) A journey by a fire fighter is a relevant journey if—
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> > > (a) it is a journey between the place of abode or place of employment of the fire fighter, or place from which the fire fighter was called, and a bush fire, and
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> > > (b) it is made exclusively and genuinely for the purpose of engaging in fighting a bush fire.
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> > (2) A journey by an official fire fighter is a relevant journey if it is a journey under subsection (1) or if—
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> > > (a) it is a journey between the place of abode or place of employment of the official fire fighter, or place from which the official fire fighter was called, and the place where any associated operation or work was or is to be carried out, and
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> > > (b) it is made exclusively and genuinely for the purpose of engaging in the carrying out of the operation or work.