The value of residential accommodation provided free of charge to fly in/fly out workers at remote mine sites is part of their 'remuneration' for the purposes of calculating 'normal weekly earnings' under s 49 of the Work Health Act (NT), even where the accommodation is at a very remote location with no alternative accommodation available and the worker maintains a separate residence elsewhere. Such accommodation is not an 'allowance' excluded under s 49(2). Expert valuation evidence in the Work Health Court should not be excluded merely because the specific sub-field of valuation is relatively new; the relevant field of expertise should be defined broadly.
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