Meaning of worker
7 Meaning of worker
A person is a worker if the person carries out work in any capacity for a person conducting a business or undertaking, including work as —
an employee; or
a contractor or subcontractor; or
an employee of a contractor or subcontractor; or
an employee of a labour hire company who has been assigned to work in the person’s business or undertaking; or
an outworker; or
an apprentice or trainee; or
a student gaining work experience; or
a volunteer; or
a person of a prescribed class.
For the purposes of this Act, a police officer is —
a worker of WA Police; and
at work throughout the time when the officer is on duty or lawfully performing the functions of a police officer, but not otherwise.
The person conducting the business or undertaking is also a worker if the person is an individual who carries out work in that business or undertaking.
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed class
). Made under this Act:
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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