Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
(1) A person who, otherwise than under a contract for services, contract of service or training agreement with the Secretary of the responsible Department in relation to the Police Service Act 2003, 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) 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) 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), "police operations" means –
(a) marine search and rescue operations within the meaning of the Marine Search and Rescue Act 1971; 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.