21Police volunteers to be taken to be workers

21 Police volunteers to be taken to be workers

(1)  In this section –

police operations means –

(a) marine search and rescue operations within the meaning of the Marine Search and Rescue Act 1971 ; and

(b) operations required for the purpose of searching for or bringing to safety –

(i) persons in danger in the State; or

(ii) persons in need of assistance as a result of a casualty occurring in the State; or

(iii) persons suffering from illness or injury in the State who require assistance that is not immediately available to them; and

(c) operations required for the purpose of protecting property in the State.

(2)  A person who, as a volunteer, performs police operations with the consent of, under the authority of, or in cooperation with, the Secretary of the responsible Department in relation to the Police Service Act 2003 is to be taken to be, for the purposes of this Act, a worker employed by the Crown while so engaged.

(3)  [Section 21 Subsection (3) amended by No. 11 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2013] For the purposes of subsection (2) , a person performs police operations as a volunteer only if the person performs the operations otherwise than under a contract for services, a contract of service, or a training contract, with the Secretary of the responsible Department in relation to the Police Service Act 2003 .