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Commonwealth Green Corps and Special Employer Support programs: Worker or contractor?

Understand whether participants in Commonwealth Green Corps and Special Employer Support programs are considered workers for the purposes of WorkSafe.

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Commonwealth Green Corps and Special Employer Support programs

If a person is a participant in the Commonwealth Green Corps program or the Commonwealth Special Employer Support program, then while participating in the program the provider of that program is deemed to be the employer of the participant for WorkSafe purposes; and the training allowance payable to the participant in that program is deemed to be remuneration for WorkCover insurance purposes.