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WORKERS COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 2023 (NO. 21 OF 2023) - SECT 131

131 .         Terms used

                In this Division —

        child , of a worker —

            (a)         means a person of any age of whom —

                  (i)         the worker is a parent; or

                  (ii)         the worker is a step-parent (whether or not the person was legally adopted by the worker);

                and

            (b)         includes a person, of whom the worker is a parent, conceived before, but born after, the worker’s death;

        compensation order means an order of an arbitrator under section 140(4) determining a claim for compensation under this Division;

        dependant , of a worker, means a partner, child or extended family member of the worker who —

            (a)         was wholly or partly dependent on the earnings of the worker at the time of the worker’s death; or

            (b)         would have been wholly or partly dependent on the earnings of the worker at the time of the worker’s death if the injury as a result of which the worker died had not occurred; or

            (c)         in the case of a child, of whom the worker is a parent, conceived before, but born after, the worker’s death — would have been wholly or partly dependent on the earnings of the worker at the time of the child’s birth had the worker’s death not occurred;

        extended family member , of a worker, means —

            (a)         a parent of the worker; or

            (b)         a step-parent of the worker (whether or not the worker was legally adopted by the step-parent); or

            (c)         a person to whom the worker stands in the place of a parent; or

            (d)         a person who stands in the place of a parent to the worker; or

            (e)         a sibling or half-sibling of the worker; or

            (f)         a grandchild of the worker; or

            (g)         a grandparent of the worker;

        partner , of a worker, means a person who —

            (a)         is the spouse or de facto partner of the worker; or

            (b)         has previously been a spouse or de facto partner of the worker.



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