Part 7 Ambulance officers award
In this Part, ambulance officers award means the Ambulance Service of NSW Death and Disability (State) Award.
43 Prescription of ambulance officers award
For the purposes of the definition of ambulance officers award in section 46AL of the Act, the ambulance officers award is prescribed.
For the purposes of complying with or giving effect to the ambulance officers award, and only with the consent of the relevant employee, STC may provide to the Ambulance Service of NSW or the FTC information about the employee obtained in the administration of the Act.
45 Certain ambulance officers may not apply for additional benefit
Despite section 20 of the Act, an employee is not entitled to elect to be covered for the additional benefit while employed as an ambulance officer if the employee had not had an application for additional benefit cover approved under section 22 of the Act before 12 October 2011.
46 Ambulance officers may elect to relinquish cover for additional benefit
(1) An ambulance officer may elect to relinquish cover for the additional benefit on or before:(a) 12 January 2012, if the ambulance officer was an ambulance officer immediately before 12 October 2011, or(b) the day that is 3 months after the day on which the ambulance officer becomes an ambulance officer, if the ambulance officer was not an ambulance officer immediately before 12 October 2011.(2) Despite section 22 of the Act, if an ambulance officer so elects:(a) the ambulance officer ceases to be liable to pay the additional benefit levy in relation to any subsequent period during which the ambulance officer is not covered for the additional benefit, and(b) STC must effect the cessation of the additional benefit cover of the person on and from the date that is the first day on which the ambulance officer is covered for a death or incapacity benefit payable under the ambulance officers award, and(c) the ambulance officer is not entitled to be covered for the additional benefit while employed as an ambulance officer.(3) The Director-General of the Department of Health may, by notice in writing to STC, extend the period within which an ambulance officer may elect to relinquish cover for the additional benefit.