# Australia:  A worker's injury during sex is covered by workers' compensation

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-a-workers-injury-during-sex-is-covered-by-workers-compensation/619435>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 20, 2012, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-a-workers-injury-during-sex-is-covered-by-workers-compensation/619435 "2012-04-20T18:18:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2012, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-a-workers-injury-during-sex-is-covered-by-workers-compensation/619435/21 "2012-04-22T01:24:32Z")

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> [@aldiboronti](#):
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> The fact they were having sex seems completely irrelevant to the case but I guess it makes a good headline.

Unless the light fixture didn’t simply “happen” to fall.

Use your imagination. 😉

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2012, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-a-workers-injury-during-sex-is-covered-by-workers-compensation/619435/22 "2012-04-22T01:28:14Z")

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Hey, she was just networking.

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**Author:** ![What\_the](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2012, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-a-workers-injury-during-sex-is-covered-by-workers-compensation/619435/23 "2012-04-22T12:59:45Z")

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> [@Northern\_Piper](#):
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> Workers’ compensation is based on no-fault principles, so I would think that’s irrelevant.

That’s the “law” part but it doesn’t mean it’s not a poor way of handling things. Why should it be no-fault? Why should it apply to off hours even if on a work trip?

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**Author:** ![What\_the](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2012, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-a-workers-injury-during-sex-is-covered-by-workers-compensation/619435/24 "2012-04-22T13:01:48Z")

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> [@AK84](#):
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> What **Northern Piper** says. Plus at common law if you become liable to someone due to a third parties fault you have a perfectly valid claim against said third party.

I think you are saying the employer can sue the third party, right? That doesn’t help much if he isn’t at fault.

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