New South Wales Consolidated Acts

WORKERS COMPENSATION (BUSH FIRE, EMERGENCY AND RESCUE SERVICES) ACT 1987 - SECT 20

20 Assessment and payment of contributions to Fund

(cf former s 17G)

(1) The Authority shall, as soon as is reasonably practicable in each financial year, determine whether any contribution to the Bush Fire Fighters Compensation Fund will be necessary in order to maintain that Fund on a sound financial basis during the next following financial year.

(2) If the Authority determines that such a contribution will be necessary, the Authority shall assess the amount of the contribution.

(3) The Authority shall cause notice of each such determination and assessment to be given to the Minister administering the Rural Fires Act 1997 .

(4) On 1 July next following the notification of each such assessment, an amount as so assessed shall be transferred to the Bush Fire Fighters Compensation Fund from the New South Wales Rural Fire Fighting Fund referred to in the Rural Fires Act 1997 .

(5) Amounts so transferred shall, for the purposes of the Rural Fires Act 1997 , be deemed to be expenditure from the New South Wales Bush Fire Fighting Fund.

(6) This section has effect notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Rural Fires Act 1997 .