Queensland Numbered Acts

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2011 No. 18 - SECT 7

(1) A person is a worker if the person carries out work in any capacity for a person conducting a business or undertaking, including work as—

(a) an employee; or

(b) a contractor or subcontractor; or

(c) an employee of a contractor or subcontractor; or

(d) an employee of a labour hire company who has been assigned to work in the person's business or undertaking; or

(e) an outworker; or

(f) an apprentice or trainee; or

(g) a student gaining work experience; or

(h) a volunteer; or

(i) a person of a prescribed class.

(2) For this Act, a police officer is—

(a) a worker; and

(b) at work throughout the time when the officer is on duty or lawfully performing the functions of a police officer, but not otherwise.

(3) The person conducting the business or undertaking is also a worker if the person is an individual who carries out work in that business or undertaking.