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Workers Compensation (Bush Fire, Emergency and Rescue Services) Act 1987
14BCompensation for education and training assistance
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#### 14B Compensation for education and training assistance
14B Compensation for education and training assistance
> > (1) This section applies to a fire fighter if—
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> > > (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
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> > > (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.
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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 education or training provided to assist the fire fighter to return to work.
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> > (3) The maximum amount of compensation payable under this section for the injury concerned is $8,000.
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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 education or training for which compensation is payable under this section,
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> > > (b) otherwise limiting the circumstances for which compensation is payable under this section.
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> **s 14B:** Ins 2022 No 25, Sch 2.2\[3\].