28DCompensation for education and training assistance

28D Compensation for education and training assistance

28D Compensation for education and training assistance

(1) This section applies to an emergency service worker or a rescue association worker if—

(a) the injury received by the worker 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 worker 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 an emergency service worker or a rescue association worker to whom this section applies for the cost of education or training provided to assist the worker 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 28D: Ins 2022 No 25, Sch 2.2[7].