The Employers Liability Amendment Act 1889 (SA)

ANNO QUINQUAGESIMO SECUNDO ET QUINQUA-

GESIMO 'I'ERTIO

A. D. 1889.

No. 458.

An Act to amend the " Employers' Liability Act, 1884."

[Asselzted to, Novemzber q t h, 1889.1

E it Enacted by the Governor of the Province of South

Council and House of Asscmbly of the said province, in this pre-	B Australia, with the advice and consent of the Legislative
sent Parliament nsscmbled, as follows:

1, This Act may be cited as The Employers' Liability Amend- abort title and incor-

merit Act, 1889," and, except so far as inconsistent therewith, this pmation.

Act shall be incorporated and read as one with a The Employers'

man is employed, such injury shall be deemed to have been cawed

Liability Act, 1884," hereinafter referred to as the said Act."

2, The expression " workman " used in the said Act and herein Pmvisione of Em-

shall br construed to inoludc a seaman or other person engaged ployers' Liability Act, 1884, extended

in manual labor employed upon a ship or boat who has entered to eesmen.

into or works under u contract for -service with an employer,

whether such seaman or other person be under the age of twenty-

one years or above that age, whether the contract be express or

implied, oral or in writing, and whether it be made before or after

the passing of this Act; and section 9 of the principal Act shall be

rcad and construed as if the words " work or " were insertcd after

the word " manual " in the tenth line thereof.

3. Where, after the commencement of this Act, personal injury is spars, d ging, BC.,

caused to a workman by reason of any defect in the condition of ~ $ $ ~ ~ ~ ~.

any spars, rig gin g, tackle, machinery, fittings, apparel, or furniture

connected with or used in any ship or boat whereon such work-

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The Employers Liability AmentZment Act-1889.

caused by reason of a defect in the condition of the ways, works,

machinery, or plant connected with or used in the business of the

employer within the meaning of the said Act.

Application of sub- 4. The provisions of sub-section 111. of section 7 of the said

section Irr. of section Act shall apply to every Court in which an action under the said

of to

all courts. Act or under this Act is commenced or is pending.

Limitation to South 5, The provisions of this Act, in the case of seamen, shall extend

Australian ports. only to personal injury caused in a South ,Qustralian port.

In the name and on behalf of Her Majesty, I hereby assent to

this Bill.

S. J. WAY, Deputy Governor.

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Adelaide : By authority, 8. F. Lsm~a, Government Printer, North-terrace.