The word 'usually' in s 7A(2)(a) of the Workers Compensation Act 1951 (ACT) — and by analogy in corresponding cross-border provisions in other jurisdictions — means 'customarily', 'habitually' or 'regularly', not 'more often than not'. A worker who customarily carries out work in more than one jurisdiction does not 'usually' carry out work in any single one of them for the purposes of s 7A(2)(a), and the inquiry proceeds to the worker's base under s 7A(2)(b). This is significant for interstate transport workers and others who routinely work across State and Territory borders.
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