16Voluntary ambulance workers

#### 16 Voluntary ambulance workers 16 Voluntary ambulance workers (cf former Sch 1 cl 16) > > (1) A person who (without remuneration or reward) voluntarily and without obligation engages in any ambulance work with the consent of or under the authority and supervision of or in co-operation with the Health Administration Corporation constituted by the [Health Administration Act 1982](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1982-135) is, for the purposes of this Act, taken to be a worker employed by that Corporation. > > > (2) For the purposes of assessing the compensation payable to a person to whom this clause applies, the “average weekly earnings” of the person are— > > > > > (a) if the person was working under a contract of service immediately before engaging in the ambulance work—to be computed according to the earnings of the person under that contract of employment, or > > > > > (b) if the person was not working under a contract of service immediately before engaging in the ambulance work—to be such amount as the Commission considers to be reasonable in the circumstances. > > > (3) In this clause, ambulance work means work in or in connection with the rendering of first aid to, or the transport of, sick or injured persons.