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Workers’ compensation

A statutory system of compensation for work related injuries sustained by workers that does not depend on the existence of any fault by the employer. The legislation specifies amounts of compensation payable according to the nature or consequences of the injury. All employers are required to have a workers compensation insurance policy to protect them from financial claims when a worker suffers a work related injury.

Works

The whole of the work to be executed in accordance with a Contract by the Contractor for the Principal which shall be handed over to the Principal.

Works Approval

Approval given by the National Capital Authority in respect of construction works to take place in respect of: (a) Commonwealth land; (b) Designated Areas; (c) Sites that may have endangered and protected species of flora and fauna, or some other environmental value (including heritage); or (d) Development that has a significant impact on the heritage values of a ‘place' entered in the Commonwealth or National Heritage list.

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