WORKPLACE INJURY REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION REGULATIONS 2014 - REG 10 Amounts not remuneration—timber contractors

WORKPLACE INJURY REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION REGULATIONS 2014 - REG 10

    (1)     For the purposes of clause 6(3) of Schedule 1 of the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 , this regulation prescribes the percentage of the amount payable under a timber contract by the principal to the timber contractor that is not deemed to be remuneration for the purposes of that Act.

    (2)     This regulation applies if—

        (a)     the amount payable under the contract includes amounts in relation to the materials and equipment required for the timber contractor to perform the work under the contract; and

        (b)     the timber contractor—

              (i)     purchases, or has purchased, materials and equipment required for performing the work; or

              (ii)     provides his or her own materials and equipment for that purpose.

    (3)     The applicable prescribed percentage of the amount payable under a timber contract is 25 per cent.