Queensland Numbered Acts

STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE ACT 2024 - SECT 56

56 Continuation of WorkCover insurance for SES volunteer

(1) This section applies if—

(a) immediately before the commencement, an SES volunteer was insured under a contract of insurance with WorkCover that was entered into under the Fire and Emergency Services Act 1990 , former section 154C; and

(b) on the commencement, the SES volunteer is a staff member of the police service under the Police Service Administration Act 1990 .

(2) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), the contract of insurance, as it relates to the SES volunteer, continues to have effect as if the amending Act had not been enacted.

(3) On the commencement, the contract of insurance—

(a) is taken to have been entered into by the commissioner and WorkCover; and

(b) is taken to cover the SES volunteer while the person is performing a function relating to the SES in their capacity as an SES member; and

(c) continues to have effect with any necessary changes because of paragraphs (a) and (b).

(4) The contract of insurance continues to have effect under subsection (2) until—

(a) the commissioner enters into a contract of insurance to insure the SES volunteer under section 20; or

(b) the contract is terminated by the commissioner or WorkCover.

(5) In this section—

"amending Act" means the Emergency Services Reform Amendment Act 2024 .