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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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