36. Processing of claim by employer’s insurer or Commissioner

Terms defined in this Act

• claim

  claim

  Defined · s 2

  “claim” means a claim for compensation under this Act and includes a deemed claim under section 35;

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• Commissioner

  Commissioner

  Defined · s 2

  “Commissioner” means the Commissioner for Labour appointed under section 3 of the Employment Act 1968;

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• employee

  employee

  Defined · s 3

  “employee” means an individual who has entered into or works under a contract of service with an employer and —(a)includes every employee of the Government in a class or description declared by the President to be employees for the purposes of this Act; but(b)does not include any class of individuals specified in the Third Schedule;

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• employer

  employer

  Defined · s 3

  “employer” means any person (A) who employs an individual (B) under a contract of service and includes —(a)the Government, if B belongs to a class or description of employees of the Government declared to be employees for the purposes of this Act under paragraph (a) of the definition of “employee”;(b)the legal personal representative of A, if A is deceased;(c)a duly authorised agent or manager of A;(d)the person who owns or is carrying on, or for the time being is responsible for the management of, the profession, business, trade or work in which B is engaged; and(e)where B is employed for the purpose of any game or recreation and engaged or paid through a club, the manager or members of the managing committee of that club.

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• work injury

  work injury

  Defined · s 2

  “work injury”, in relation to an individual, means personal injury that is caused to the individual by an accident arising out of and in the course of the individual’s employment;

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