Section 279A — Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW)

(1) Part 5 applies to work injury damages recoverable from the Government of New South Wales, and to work injury damages recoverable from a statutory body, by or in respect of a person employed in the Public Service to enable the statutory body to exercise its functions. Part 5 so applies as if—
(a) the statutory body were an employer of the person in addition to the Government, and
(b) the statutory body were an employer liable to pay compensation under this Act.
(2) A policy of insurance may be issued to the Government of New South Wales under this Act that is limited to workers employed in a particular part of the Public Service.
(3) A licence under Division 5 of Part 7 that is limited to workers employed in a particular part of the Public Service may be granted to the Government of New South Wales.
(4) In this section—
Public Service includes the Transport Service of New South Wales.
work injury damages means work injury damages recoverable from a statutory body or the Government of New South Wales in respect of injury to or the death of a person employed in the Public Service to enable the statutory body to exercise its functions caused by the negligence or other tort of the statutory body or the Government and arising out of the employment of the person by the Government.

Related sections

• s 250 — Enforcement
• s 278 — Compensation not personal property under Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth)
• s 279 — Enforcement of interests in certain assets and deposits in priority over Authority or Nominal Defendant prevented
• s 280 — Regulations and orders
• s 281 — Repeals
• s 282 — Savings, transitional and other provisions

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