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Workers compensation benefits are payable when a worker suffers an injury or contracts a disease which arises out of or in the course of their employment where the employment is a substantial contributing factor.

Workers compensation benefits are also payable for injuries received on a normal journey to or from work (without significant interruption or diversion) or during an authorised recess, providing the worker did not expose themselves to any abnormal risk of injury.

The workers compensation system provides for:

• loss of income during total or partial incapacity for work;.

• medical, hospital and rehabilitation expenses;

• property damage,

as well as other assistance to injured workers and their dependents.

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