Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsS. 84(1) amended
by Nos 83/1987
s. 37(1)(a), 95/2003 s. 17(1).
(1) Where an employer who resides or has a place of business in Victoria engages a worker in Victoria and an injury is caused to or suffered by the worker outside Australia in circumstances which had the injury occurred in Victoria would have entitled the worker or the worker's dependants to compensation—
(a) the worker; or
(b) in the case of the death of the worker, the worker's dependants—
shall be entitled to compensation in accordance with this Act.
S. 84(2) amended by Nos 83/1987
s. 37(1)(b), 95/2003 s. 17(1).
(2) If an injury is caused to or suffered by a worker outside Australia who is employed by the Crown, any administrative unit or any public statutory body constituted by or under the law of Victoria in circumstances which had the injury occurred in Victoria would have entitled the worker or the worker's dependants to compensation—
(a) the worker; or
(b) in the case of the death of the worker, the worker's dependants—
shall be entitled to compensation in accordance with this Act.
(3) For the purposes of this Act a worker who—
(a) is employed by the Crown, any administrative unit or any public statutory body constituted by or under the law of Victoria; and
S. 84(3)(b) amended by No. 95/2003 s. 17(2).
(b) is directed by the Crown, administrative unit or public statutory body to work for or under the direction of any other person outside Victoria (whether within or outside Australia)—
shall be deemed to continue to be employed by the Crown, administrative unit or public statutory body.
S. 84(4) inserted by No. 83/1987
s. 37(2), amended by No. 95/2003 s. 17(1).
(4) This section does not apply in respect of an injury caused to or suffered by a worker outside Australia if the worker—
(a) has never resided in Australia; or
(b) had ceased to reside in Australia at the time the injury occurred.
S. 84B inserted by No. 95/2003 s. 18.