Queensland Consolidated Acts

WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION ACT 2003 - SECT 16

16 Local government, statutory or industrial body member

(1) WorkCover may enter into a contract of insurance for this subdivision with a local government, statutory body, industrial union of employees or employers or an association of employers or a similar body of a public nature (
"public body" ).

(2) The contract may cover a councillor, member, delegate or similar person of the public body (
"member" ).

(3) A person covered by the contract is entitled to compensation for injury sustained only while attending meetings of the public body or performing any other duty of office as a member.

Note—

A local government councillor can also be covered by a self-insurer’s licence—see chapter 2 (Employer’s obligations), part 4 (Employer’s self-insurance), division 1A (Local government self-insurers).