sec.236AApplication of ch 5 to specified volunteer firefighter

### sec.236A Application of ch 5 to specified volunteer firefighter This chapter applies to a specified volunteer firefighter who— is covered by a contract entered into with WorkCover for chapter 1 , part 4 , division 3 , subdivision 1 ; and sustains an injury that is a specified disease; and is entitled to seek damages. For applying this chapter to the specified volunteer firefighter— the firefighter is taken to be a worker; and the activity covered by the contract mentioned in subsection (1) (a) is taken to be the firefighter’s employment; and the party with whom WorkCover entered the contract is taken to be the firefighter’s employer; and an amount paid to the firefighter under the contract as compensation is taken to be compensation paid to the firefighter under chapter 3 ; and a document given, or a thing done, under the contract in relation to the payment of compensation to the firefighter is, to the extent chapter 3 provides for an equivalent document or thing, taken to have been given or done under chapter 3 . a notice of assessment given to the firefighter an election made by the firefighter to seek damages the acceptance by the firefighter of an offer of lump sum compensation an assessment of the injury to decide if the injury has resulted in a DPI s 236A ins 2015 No. 13 s 19 (retro) (sec.236A-ssec.1) This chapter applies to a specified volunteer firefighter who— is covered by a contract entered into with WorkCover for chapter 1 , part 4 , division 3 , subdivision 1 ; and sustains an injury that is a specified disease; and is entitled to seek damages. (sec.236A-ssec.2) For applying this chapter to the specified volunteer firefighter— the firefighter is taken to be a worker; and the activity covered by the contract mentioned in subsection (1) (a) is taken to be the firefighter’s employment; and the party with whom WorkCover entered the contract is taken to be the firefighter’s employer; and an amount paid to the firefighter under the contract as compensation is taken to be compensation paid to the firefighter under chapter 3 ; and a document given, or a thing done, under the contract in relation to the payment of compensation to the firefighter is, to the extent chapter 3 provides for an equivalent document or thing, taken to have been given or done under chapter 3 . a notice of assessment given to the firefighter an election made by the firefighter to seek damages the acceptance by the firefighter of an offer of lump sum compensation an assessment of the injury to decide if the injury has resulted in a DPI - (a) is covered by a contract entered into with WorkCover for chapter 1 , part 4 , division 3 , subdivision 1 ; and - (b) sustains an injury that is a specified disease; and - (c) is entitled to seek damages. - (a) the firefighter is taken to be a worker; and - (b) the activity covered by the contract mentioned in subsection (1) (a) is taken to be the firefighter’s employment; and - (c) the party with whom WorkCover entered the contract is taken to be the firefighter’s employer; and - (d) an amount paid to the firefighter under the contract as compensation is taken to be compensation paid to the firefighter under chapter 3 ; and - (e) a document given, or a thing done, under the contract in relation to the payment of compensation to the firefighter is, to the extent chapter 3 provides for an equivalent document or thing, taken to have been given or done under chapter 3 . - • a notice of assessment given to the firefighter - • an election made by the firefighter to seek damages - • the acceptance by the firefighter of an offer of lump sum compensation - • an assessment of the injury to decide if the injury has resulted in a DPI