26.1.4 Example - No causal link
1.A member rode an unregistered motorcycle without a licence. She was struck by a car reversing from a driveway. Serious and wilful misconduct is able to be prove — n in this case, but as the injury was not caused by that misconduct, rather by the action of the car reversing into the motorcycle, compensation would be payable.
Source URL: https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-srca-manuals-and-resources-library/liability-handbook/ch-26-serious-and-wilful-misconduct/261-serious-and-wilful-misconduct-srca/2614-example-no-causal-link