Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts If a person who is
required by an order made under this Act, or by terms specified by a juvenile
justice team, to perform any work is lawfully engaged in remunerative
employment, for the purposes of the Workers’ Compensation
and Injury Management Act 1981 the person is, in respect of the work
performed, to be regarded as a worker employed by the Crown and where, for the
purposes of calculating the compensation payable under that Act, reference
must be made to weekly earnings, the weekly earnings are to be regarded as
being equal to the weekly earnings of the person in the person’s lawful
employment at the relevant time.
[Section 62 amended by No. 42 of 2004
s. 174.]