Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00587:section:132
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00587
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 132
Character Range: 225095–226166

132  Definitions of actual earnings, normal earnings and normal weekly hours
 (1) In this Part:
actual earnings for a person for a week means the greater of the following amounts:
 (a) the weekly amount (if any) that the person is able to earn in suitable work;
 (b) the amount (if any) that the person earns for the week (including from allowances other than expense allowances) from any work that is undertaken by the person during the week.
Note 1: Bonuses are excluded from the calculation of actual earnings under section 180.
Note 2: Section 181 sets out some matters that the Commission must have regard to in determining the amount that the person is able to earn under paragraph (a).
 (2) Use this table to work out the normal earnings and the normal weekly hours for a person:

Definitions of normal earnings and normal weekly hours
Item                                                    For this type of person                                                                           normal earnings has the meaning given by...  normal weekly hours means...