Section 12 — Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW)

(cf former s 7 (1) (h))
If—
(a) a worker is an accredited representative of a trade union of employees, or other organisation of employees, of which any person employed by the worker’s employer is a member,
(b) with the consent of or at the request of that employer or pursuant to an industrial award or agreement, the worker is carrying out his or her duties as such a representative (whether at the worker’s place of employment or elsewhere) or is on an associated journey, and
(c) the worker receives a personal injury while carrying out those duties or on that journey,
the injury is, for the purposes of this Act, an injury arising out of or in the course of employment, and compensation is payable accordingly.

Related sections

• s 10 — Journey claims
• s 11 — Recess claims
• s 11A — No compensation for psychological injury caused by reasonable actions of employer
• s 14 — Conduct of worker etc
• s 15 — Diseases of gradual process—employer liable, date of injury etc
• s 16 — Aggravation etc of diseases—employer liable, date of injury etc

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