Ch 26 Serious and Wilful Misconduct

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26.1 Serious and Wilful Misconduct - SRCA

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26.1.1 Serious and wilful misconduct

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26.1.2 Case examples - Whether serious and wilful misconduct

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26.1.3 The injury was caused by the misconduct

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26.1.4 Example - No causal link

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26.2 Serious and Wilful Misconduct - 1971 and 1930 Acts

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26.3 Injuries under Influence of Alcohol or Drugs - SRCA

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26.3.1 Under the influence of alcohol or a drug

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26.3.2 Blood alcohol level of 0.05

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26.3.3 The injury was caused by the intoxication

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26.3.4 Example - No causal link

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26.3.5 Case example - Causal link

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26.4 Alcohol Related Injuries - 1971 and 1930 Acts

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26.5 Misconduct where Death and 'serious' injury result

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26.5.1 Judgement re what constitutes serious

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26.6 Diseases from Alcohol Consumption or Illicit Drugs

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26.6.1 Discussion - Common errors re employment nexus for alcohol diseases

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26.6.2 Alleged peer pressure

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26.6.3 Alleged availability and cheapness of alcohol

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26.6.4 Self medication

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26.6.5 The decision whether or not to drink alcohol or consume illicit drugs is/was always the client's own

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26.6.6 Summary

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26.7 Smoking

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26.7.1 Policy

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26.7.2 Investigating and determining claims

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26.7.3 Exclusionary factors

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26.7.4 Summary

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26.7.5 Smoking Questionnaire

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