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WORKERS COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 2023 (NO. 21 OF 2023) - SECT 9

9 .         Journeys

        (1)         In this section —

        work journey means a journey arising out of or in the course of a worker’s employment.

        (2)         A personal injury by accident suffered by a worker must not be regarded as arising out of or in the course of the worker’s employment if the injury is suffered —

            (a)         during a journey to or from a place at which the worker resides, whether or not temporarily; or

            (b)         while a work journey is substantially interrupted for a purpose unconnected with the worker’s employment, or after an interruption of that kind; or

            (c)         during a substantial deviation from a work journey for a purpose unconnected with the worker’s employment, or after a deviation of that kind.



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