LEARNING TASK 1 : Define terms used in the Workers Compensation Act
Definitions in the Act
At the start of the WCA, there is a section dedicated to definitions; this ensures that the reader has a reference to the context of specific terms used within the document. If a word is not defined in this section, then the regular dictionary definition applies.
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Review the definitions of the following words in the Act:
• accident
• board
• compensation
• construction
• dependent
• employer
• employment
• industry
• member of family
• person
• reconsider
• regulation
• retirement benefit
• worker
• board
• compensation
• construction
• dependent
• employer
• employment
• industry
• member of family
• person
• reconsider
• regulation
• retirement benefit
• worker