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ACCIDENT COMPENSATION AMENDMENT ACT 2010 (NO. 9 OF 2010) - SECT 64

Definition

    (1)     Insert the following definition in section 5(1) of the Accident Compensation Act 1985

""person under a disability" means a person who is incapable by reason of injury, disease, senility, illness, or physical or mental infirmity of managing his or her affairs in relation to a matter or proceeding under this Act;".

    (2)     In section 5(1) of the Accident Compensation Act 1985 , for the definition of member of a family substitute

""member of a family", in relation to a person, means—

        (a)     a partner, father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, step-father, step-mother, son, daughter, grand-son, grand-daughter, step-son, step-daughter, brother, sister, half-brother and half-sister of the person; and

        (b)     any person who stands in the place of a parent in relation to the person;".

    (2)     After section 5(3) of the Accident Compensation Act 1985 insert

    "(3A)     Unless the contrary intention appears, in this Act , member of a worker's family , member of a share farmer's family and member of an employer's family have the same meaning as member of a family has in subsection (1).".



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