Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SUPERANNUATION ACT 1976 - SECT 54A

    In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears:

"Comcare" means the Commission for the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation of Commonwealth Employees established under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 .

"compensation leave" , in relation to an eligible employee, means leave of absence from his or her employment due to an incapacity for work resulting from an injury in respect of which:

  (a)   if the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 or the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence - related Claims) Act 1988 applies in relation to the eligible employee--compensation is payable under section   19 or 22 of that Act; or

  (aa)   if the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 applies in relation to the eligible employee--compensation is payable under section   86 (part - time Reservists) or 127 (former member maintained in hospital) of that Act; or

  (b)   in any other case--payments similar in nature to payments under those sections are payable.

"totally and permanently incapacitated" has the meaning given by section   54B.