Motor Accident Injuries Act 2019

For this part, gross income, of an injured person who is an employee—

includes the following:

any amount paid to the injured person as wages, bonuses, commissions or allowances;

any amount paid to the injured person as overtime;

any amount paid to the injured person as penalty payments for shift work;

any amount paid to the injured person if the person was on paid leave;

any amount otherwise payable to the injured person under a voluntary salary sacrifice arrangement;

any amount paid for loss of income under a workers compensation scheme; but

does not include the following:

any contribution paid or payable on behalf of the person by the person’s employer to a superannuation scheme for the benefit of the person;

any redundancy or voluntary early retirement payment received by the person from the person’s employer;

any amount paid for unused leave on termination of employment;

any other amount paid as a lump sum as a consequence of termination of employment;

any allowance or benefit prescribed by regulation received by the person from the person’s employer.