Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) An employer is a person--
(a) for whom an individual works under a contract of service; or
(b) who enters into a contract with an individual in the circumstances mentioned in schedule 2, part 1.
(2) Also, schedule 3 sets out who is an employer in particular circumstances.
(3) To remove doubt, a reference to an employer of a worker who sustains an injury is a reference to the employer out of whose employment, or in the course of whose employment, the injury arose.
(4) In this section--
contract includes agreement and arrangement.
person includes--
(a) a government entity; and
(b) the legal personal representative of a deceased individual.