Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Accident Compensation Act 1985 - SECT 14

Persons employed by Crown or administrative units

14. Persons employed by Crown or administrative units



(1) This Act applies to persons employed by or under the Crown or any
department in all cases where this Act would apply if the employer were a
private person.

(2) For the purposes of this Act-

   (a)  a responsible Minister of the Crown; and





   (b)  a member of the Legislative Council or the Legislative Assembly; and

   (c)  a person holding any judicial or other office to which the person is
        appointed by the Governor in Council; and

   (d)  a bail justice-



shall be deemed to be a worker employed by or under the Crown.

(3) For the purposes of this Act any person being the holder of any office as
member of any public corporation, institution or body (other than a municipal
council) or of the governing body thereof shall be deemed to be a worker
employed thereby or thereunder.



(4) For the purposes of this Act every member of the police force or member of
the Retired Police Reserve of Victoria shall be deemed to be employed by the
Crown under a contract of service, and notwithstanding any rule of law to the
contrary, that contract of service and the relationship of master and servant
shall be deemed to exist between the Crown and each member of the police force
or member of the Retired Police Reserve of Victoria in respect of the exercise
and performance of all the powers and duties as such a member, whether arising
at common law or under any statute or by the instructions of superiors or
otherwise.