Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00175:section:4:p8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00175
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 4 (pt 8/11)
Character Range: 34374–36958

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 (b) in relation to an employee or a deceased employee who is or was a member of the Aboriginal race of Australia or a descendant of indigenous inhabitants of the Torres Strait Islands—a person who is or was recognised as the employee's husband, wife or spouse by the custom prevailing in the tribe or group to which the employee belongs or belonged.
stepchild: without limiting who is a stepchild of a person for the purposes of this Act, someone who is a child of a de facto partner of the person is the stepchild of the person if he or she would be the person's stepchild except that the person is not legally married to the partner.
step‑parent: without limiting who is a step‑parent of a person for the purposes of this Act, someone who is a de facto partner of a parent of the person is the step‑parent of the person if he or she would be the person's step‑parent except that he or she is not legally married to the person's parent.
substantial interest, in relation to a body corporate, means an interest (other than a controlling interest) in the body corporate that enables the person holding the interest to cast, or control the casting of, a number of votes at a general meeting of the body corporate that is equal to or greater than the number of votes which may be cast, or whose casting may be controlled, by any other single person.
suitable employment, in relation to an employee who has suffered an injury in respect of which compensation is payable under this Act, means:
 (a) in the case of an employee who was a permanent employee of the Commonwealth or a licensee on the day on which he or she was injured and who continues to be so employed—employment by the Commonwealth or the licensed corporation, as the case may be in work for which the employee is suited having regard to:
 (i) the employee's age, experience, training, language and other skills;
 (ii) the employee's suitability for rehabilitation or vocational retraining;
 (iii) where employment is available in a place that would require the employee to change his or her place of residence—whether it is reasonable to expect the employee to change his or her place of residence; and
 (iv) any other relevant matter; and
 (b) in any other case—any employment (including self‑employment), having regard to the matters specified in subparagraphs (a)(i), (ii), (iii) and (iv).
superannuation amount, in relation to a pension received by an employee in respect of a week, or a lump sum benefit received by an employee, being a pension or benefit under a superannuation scheme, means an amount equal to: