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Workers Compensation (Bush Fire, Emergency and Rescue Services) Act 1987
14AReturning to work with new employer
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#### 14A Returning to work with new employer
14A Returning to work with new employer
> > (1) This section applies to a fire fighter who—
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> > > (a) as a result of an injury received by the fire fighter, is not able to return to work with the fire fighter’s pre-injury employer, and
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> > > (b) accepts an offer of employment with a new employer.
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> > (2) Compensation is payable, subject to and in accordance with the regulations, to a fire fighter to whom this section applies for the cost of work assistance provided to assist the fire fighter to return to work with a new employer.
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> > (3) The maximum amount of compensation payable under this section for the injury concerned is $1,000.
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> > (4) Without limiting subsection (2), the regulations may make provision for or concerning the following—
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> > > (a) limiting the classes of work assistance for which compensation is payable under this section,
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> > > (b) otherwise limiting the circumstances in which compensation is payable for the cost of work assistance under this section.
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> > (5) In this section—
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> > group means a group constituted under the Principal Act, Part 7, Division 2B, but does not include a member of the group in relation to whom a determination under the Principal Act, section 175E is in force.
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> > new employer, in relation to a fire fighter, means an employer other than—
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> > > (a) the pre-injury employer of the fire fighter, or
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> > > (b) an employer who is a member of the same group as the pre-injury employer of the fire fighter.
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> > pre-injury employer, in relation to a fire fighter, means the employer of the fire fighter immediately before the fire fighter suffered the injury.
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> > work assistance means the provision of education or training, transport, child care, clothing, equipment or other similar service or assistance.
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> **s 14A:** Ins 2022 No 25, Sch 2.2\[3\].