135Road accident rescue

135 Road accident rescue

(1) In respect of road accident rescue services provided to persons entitled to compensation under section 60(2)(a) of the Transport Accident Act 1986, the Authority may charge the Transport Accident Commission fees agreed on with the Transport Accident Commission, having regard to the matters set out in subregulation (3).

(2) In respect of road accident rescue services provided to persons entitled to compensation under section 224(1)(a) of the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013, in relation to injuries sustained on or after 1 July 2014, the Authority may charge the person or body responsible for payment of compensation under that section fees agreed on with that person or body, having regard to the matters set out in subregulation (3).

(3) The fees agreed on for the purposes of this regulation must take into account—

(a) the relevant portion of the purchase or replacement cost of vehicles, equipment and protective clothing used to provide the services and other items used for the services; and

(b) the operating costs of providing the services, including maintenance costs and the costs of employing staff to operate the services; and

(c) the organisational costs, including the cost of training people to provide the services, the coordination of the services, the welfare of people providing the services and the corporate support costs incurred in providing the services; and

(d) any other costs incurred in providing the services.