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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2011 - SECT 7
Meaning of worker
7 Meaning of worker
(1) A person is a
"worker" if the person carries out work in any capacity for a person
conducting a business or undertaking, including work as— (a) an employee; or
(b) a contractor or subcontractor; or
(c) an employee of a contractor or
subcontractor; or
(d) an employee of a labour hire company who has been
assigned to work in the person’s business or undertaking; or
(e) an
outworker; or
(f) an apprentice or trainee; or
(g) a student gaining work
experience; or
(h) a volunteer; or
(i) a person of a prescribed class.
(2)
For this Act, a police officer is— (a) a worker; and
(b) at work throughout
the time when the officer is on duty or lawfully performing the functions of a
police officer, but not otherwise.
(3) The person conducting the business or
undertaking is also a
"worker" if the person is an individual who carries out work in that business
or undertaking.
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