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'Relevant period' means:
“... 2 weeks before the date of injury during which the employee was continuously employed by the Commonwealth ...” [section 9 (1)]
Where an employee's salary has no overtime or allowance components, the relevant period is 2 weeks prior to the date of injury.
The NWE figure is obtained by dividing the total amount earned by the employee in this 2 weeks in half.
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Example |
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An employee is injured on 30/10/1996. He receives no allowances or overtime payments. |
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The salary he earned in the two weeks prior to the date of injury was $1,200. |
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$1,200 ÷ 2 = $600 |
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The employee's NWE is $600. |