6APolice volunteers

### 6A Police volunteers > *\[Section 6A Inserted by No. 16 of 1995, s. 9 \]* > > > (1)  [*\[Section 6A Subsection (1) amended by No. 11 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-07-01/act-2013-011#JS1@Ja16@GC4@EN) [*\[Section 6A Subsection (1) amended by No. 76 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2004\]*](/view/html/inforce/2004-01-01/act-2003-076#JS1@Ja78@GC2@EN) *\[Section 6A Subsection (1) amended by No. 48 of 1996, s. 7 \]* A person who, otherwise than under a contract for services, contract of service or training contract with the Secretary of the responsible Department in relation to the [Police Service Act 2003](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2003-075) , performs police operations with the consent of, under the authority of, or in co-operation with, the Secretary of that responsible Department is, while so engaged, taken to be a worker employed by the Crown. > > > (2)  For the purpose of assessing the compensation payable to or in respect of a person to whom [subsection (1)](#GS6A@Gs1@EN) applies, the normal weekly earnings of that person are – > > > > > > (a) if the person was working under a contract of service with any person immediately before assisting the police officer, to be computed according to the person's earnings under that contract; and > > > > > > > (b) [*\[Section 6A Subsection (2) amended by No. 99 of 2000, s. 9, Applied:01 Jul 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-07-01/act-2000-099#GS9@EN) if the person was not working under a contract of service immediately before assisting the police officer, to be the basic salary. > > > (3)  For the purposes of [subsection (1)](#GS6A@Gs1@EN) , ***police operations*** means – > > > > > > (a) marine search and rescue operations within the meaning of the [Marine Search and Rescue Act 1971](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1971-083) ; and > > > > > > > (b) operations required for the purpose of searching for or bringing to safety – > > > > > > > > > > (i) persons in danger in the State; or > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) persons in need of assistance as a result of a casualty occurring in the State; or > > > > > > > > > > > (iii) persons suffering from illness or injury in the State who require assistance that is not immediately available to them; and > > > > > > > (c) operations required for the purpose of protecting property in the State.