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State Emergency Service Act 2024
sec.20Commissioner to insure SES volunteers
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### sec.20 Commissioner to insure SES volunteers
The commissioner must enter into a contract of insurance with WorkCover or another entity to insure SES volunteers.
The contract of insurance must cover an SES volunteer while the person is—
performing a function relating to the SES in their capacity as an SES member; or
involved in another activity, including training, related to the carrying out of a function of the SES or disaster operations under the Disaster Management Act 2003 .
In this section—
WorkCover means WorkCover Queensland established under the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 .
(sec.20-ssec.1) The commissioner must enter into a contract of insurance with WorkCover or another entity to insure SES volunteers.
(sec.20-ssec.2) The contract of insurance must cover an SES volunteer while the person is— performing a function relating to the SES in their capacity as an SES member; or involved in another activity, including training, related to the carrying out of a function of the SES or disaster operations under the Disaster Management Act 2003 .
(sec.20-ssec.3) In this section— WorkCover means WorkCover Queensland established under the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 .
- (a) performing a function relating to the SES in their capacity as an SES member; or
- (b) involved in another activity, including training, related to the carrying out of a function of the SES or disaster operations under the Disaster Management Act 2003 .