• Specific Year
    Any

POLICE ACT 1990 - SECT 199A Definitions

POLICE ACT 1990 - SECT 199A

Definitions

199A Definitions

In this Part--


"approved death and disability insurance policy" --see section 199D.


"death and disability payments" means payments (whether periodic or lump sum) to or in respect of a police officer who dies or who becomes permanently or temporarily incapacitated for work--

(a) as a result of being injured at work, or
(b) as a result of being injured while employed as a police officer (whether or not on duty),
and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes payments to or in respect of a police officer by way of the top-up of workers compensation payments.


"injured at work" , in relation to a police officer, means injured in such circumstances as entitles the police officer to compensation under the Workers Compensation Act 1987 .