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WORKERS COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS 2024 - REG 17

17 .         Crew of fishing vessels not workers

        (1)         In this regulation —

        fishing vessel  —

            (a)         means a vessel used or intended to be used for catching fish, whales, seals, walrus or other living resources of the sea or the seabed for trading or manufacturing purposes; but

            (b)         does not include a vessel engaged in harvesting or transportation of algae or aquatic plants.

        (2)         A member of the crew of a fishing vessel is not a worker if the member is remunerated wholly or mainly by way of a share of profits or gross earnings of the working of the vessel.



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