Western Australian Current Regulations

WORKERS COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS 2024 - REG 16

16 .         Police officers and Aboriginal police liaison officers

        (1)         In this regulation —

        Aboriginal police liaison officer means a person appointed under the Police Act 1892 section 38B(1) to be an Aboriginal police liaison officer;

        police officer means a person appointed under the Police Act 1892 Part I to be a member of the Police Force of Western Australia.

        (2)         An individual appointed as a police officer or an Aboriginal police liaison officer is not a worker unless the police officer or Aboriginal police liaison officer dies as a result of an injury.

        (3)         The Commissioner of Police is the employer of a police officer or Aboriginal police liaison officer who dies as a result of an injury.