Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
(1) A person who, otherwise than under a contract for services, a contract of service, or training agreement with the Secretary of the responsible Department in relation to the Ambulance Service Act 1982 or the Director, engages in ambulance services with the consent of or under the authority of or in co-operation with the Secretary of that responsible Department, the Director or any officer of the Ambulance Service (or in pursuance of an arrangement made with him by the Director in the exercise of the performance of his functions under the Ambulance Service Act 1982) shall, while so engaged, be deemed 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) applies, his normal weekly earnings shall –
(a) if he was working under a contract of service with any person immediately before engaging in ambulance services pursuant to that subsection, be computed according to his earnings under that contract; and
(b) if he was not working under a contract of service immediately before engaging in ambulance services pursuant to that subsection, be the basic salary.
(3) References in this section to engaging in ambulance services shall be construed as including references to the undergoing of training or instruction in those services.
(4) For the purposes of this section, "ambulance services", "Director", and "officer of the Ambulance Service" have the meaning assigned to those expressions by section 3 of the Ambulance Service Act 1982.