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Newshound
19-06-2013, 02:03 PM
From 1 July 2013, the definition of a ‘worker’ for the purposes of the workers’ compensation legislation in Queensland will be narrowed. The new definition will mean that fewer independent contractors will be required to be covered under a principal’s workers’ compensation policy. The changes will particularly affect contractors in the construction and transport industries who are currently required to be covered under the principal’s policy.

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