South Australian Consolidated Regulations

WORKERS REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION (REHABILITATION STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS) REGULATIONS 1996 - REG 3

3—Interpretation

In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—

"Act" means the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1986 ;

"different employer", in relation to an injured worker, means an employer of the worker (whether identified or not) who is not the pre-injury employer;

"different employment", in relation to an injured worker, means employment that is not pre-injury employment;

"injured worker" means a worker who has been incapacitated for work by a compensable disability;

"plan" means a rehabilitation and return to work plan under Part 3 of the Act;

"pre-injury employer" means the person by whom an injured worker was employed immediately before the occurrence of a compensable disability to which a programme or plan relates;

"pre-injury employment" means the form of employment which an injured worker performed immediately before the occurrence of a compensable disability to which a programme or plan relates;

"pre-injury remuneration" means the amount of an injured worker's notional weekly earnings;

"programme" means a rehabilitation programme under Part 3 of the Act.