Definitions
120 Definitions
In this part—
7-year period, for an incapacitated police officer, means the period, up to 7 years—
starting after—
the 39-week period for the police officer ends, and
the amount of weekly compensation payments payable in addition to the police officer’s income is less than 75% of the police officer’s salary, and
ending on the earlier of the following—
the day that is 7 years after the period starts,
if section 128(3)(b)(i) applies to the police officer—the day referred to in subparagraph (i) as adjusted under section 128(3)(b)(i),
if the incapacitated police officer ceases to be eligible for weekly compensation payments—the day the officer ceases to be eligible for the payments.
39-week period, for an incapacitated police officer, means the period, up to 39 weeks, in which the police officer is eligible for—
weekly compensation payments on the basis of total incapacity, or
weekly compensation payments on the basis of partial incapacity, if the total income received from weekly compensation payments and any income earned by the police officer is less than the police officer’s ordinary rate of pay.
catastrophic injury has the same meaning as in the Workers Compensation Guidelines, Part 9.1.
catastrophic or exceptional extension payment—see section 129(1)(c).
catastrophic or exceptional extension payment period—see section 129(5)(a).
CEEP panel—see section 132(1).
CPI means the Consumer Price Index (All Groups Index) for Sydney published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
disputed decision—see section 134.
exceptional injury—see section 121(1).
ICNSW has the same meaning as in the State Insurance and Care Governance Act 2015.
Impairment Evaluation Guidelines means the NSW workers compensation guidelines for the evaluation of permanent impairment (fourth edition) reissued by the State Insurance Regulatory Authority on 1 March 2021.
incapacitated current police officer—see section 125(1)(a).
incapacitated former police officer—see section 125(1)(b).
incapacitated police officer means—
an incapacitated current police officer, or
an incapacitated former police officer.
off duty injury means an injury or terminal illness that was not sustained or suffered while performing duties in the course of appointment as a police officer.
on duty injury means an injury, within the meaning of the Workers Compensation Act 1987, section 4, sustained or suffered while performing duties in the course of appointment as a police officer.
ordinary rate of pay, for an incapacitated police officer, means the base salary payable under the industrial instrument applicable to the police officer for a period in relation to which the police officer is receiving weekly compensation payments, including relevant—
loadings, and
position-based allowances, other than the following allowances—
allowances that compensate time,
Example—
an on-call allowance
task-based shift-by-shift allowances,
Example—
a field training allowance
allowances that reimburse or cover expenses.
Example—
a plain clothes allowance
President means the President of the Personal Injury Commission.
salary means—
for a non-commissioned police officer—the total of—
the base salary payable under the industrial instrument applicable to the police officer, and
17% loading, or
for a commissioned police officer—the base salary.
scheme means the police officer support scheme.
supplementary support benefit arrangement means the arrangement described in Division 3.
weekly compensation payment means the total of the following amounts—
the amount of a weekly payment payable under the Workers Compensation Act 1987, section 33,
the amount of any reductions, offsets or other adjustments of the maximum weekly payment payable under the Workers Compensation Act 1987.
Workers Compensation Guidelines means the Workers compensation guidelines published by the State Insurance Regulatory Authority on 1 March 2021.
workers compensation legislation has the same meaning as in the Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998.
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