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Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013
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4 Interpretation provisions
S. 4(1) amended by No. 44/2014 s. 7.
(1) For the purposes of the definition of ***injury***, the employment of a worker is taken to include any travelling or other circumstances referred to in section 46 of this Act, other than subsection (1)(a), or in section 83 of the **Accident Compensation Act 1985**, other than subsection (1)(a).
(2) A reference in this Act to a ***determination*** or ***decision*** includes a reference to—
(a) making, suspending, varying, revoking or refusing or failing to make an order, award, decision or determination; and
(b) giving, suspending, varying, revoking or refusing or failing to give a certificate, direction, approval, consent or permission; and
(c) issuing, suspending, varying, revoking or refusing or failing to issue a licence, authority or other instrument.
(3) Part 1 of Schedule 1 provides that, for the purposes of this Act, certain persons are deemed to be workers or employers.
(4) Part 2 of Schedule 1 contains provisions relating to the meaning of ***remuneration*** for the purposes of this Act.
(5) Part 3 of Schedule 1 contains certain other interpretation provisions for the purposes of this Act.