14BCompensation for education and training assistance

14B Compensation for education and training assistance

14B Compensation for education and training assistance

(1) This section applies to a fire fighter if—

(a) the injury received by the fire fighter has resulted in a degree of permanent impairment assessed for the purposes of the Principal Act, Part 3, Division 4 to be more than 20%, and

(b) a weekly payment of compensation has been paid or is payable to the fire fighter under this Part for the injury for an aggregate period of more than 78 weeks.

(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 education or training provided to assist the fire fighter to return to work.

(3) The maximum amount of compensation payable under this section for the injury concerned is $8,000.

(4) Without limiting subsection (2), the regulations may make provision for or concerning the following—

(a) limiting the classes of education or training for which compensation is payable under this section,

(b) otherwise limiting the circumstances for which compensation is payable under this section.

s 14B: Ins 2022 No 25, Sch 2.2[3].