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WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION ACT 2003 - SECT 35
Other circumstances
35 Other circumstances
(1) An injury to a worker is also taken to arise out of, or in the course of,
the worker’s employment if the event happens while the worker— (a) is on a
journey between the worker’s home and place of employment; or
(b) is on a
journey between the worker’s home or place of employment and a trade,
technical or other training school— (i) that the worker is required under
the terms of the worker’s employment to attend; or
(ii) that the employer
expects the worker to attend; or
(c) for an existing injury for which
compensation is payable to the worker—is on a journey between the worker’s
home or place of employment and a place— (i) to obtain medical or hospital
advice, attention or treatment; or
(ii) to undertake rehabilitation; or
(iii) to submit to examination by a registered person under a provision of
this Act or to a requirement under this Act; or
(iv) to receive payment of
compensation; or
(d) is on a journey between the worker’s place of
employment with 1 employer and the worker’s place of employment with another
employer; or
(e) is attending a school mentioned in paragraph (b) or a place
mentioned in paragraph (c) .
(2) For subsection (1) , employment need not be
a contributing factor to the injury.
(3) For subsection (1) , a journey from
or to a worker’s home starts or ends at the boundary of the land on which
the home is situated.
(4) In this section—
"home" , of a worker, means the worker’s usual place of residence, and
includes a place where the worker— (a) temporarily resided before starting a
journey mentioned in this section; or
(b) intended to temporarily reside
after ending a journey mentioned in this section.
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