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W-13 - Workers’ Compensation Act

Section 79.2
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Designation and funding of safety association
79.2(1)One or more employer associations that are engaged in an industry to which this Act applies may request the Commission to designate an entity as a safety association for their industry and to provide financial assistance to that safety association.
79.2(2)An employer association that makes a request to the Commission under subsection (1) shall satisfy the Commission
(a) that a majority of the employers in the industry, as prescribed by regulation, supports the funding of the safety association through an additional levy on employers in the industry,
(b) that a primary objective and purpose of the safety association is the promotion of education and training in accident prevention in the industry in which the employers are engaged,
(c) that the safety association sufficiently represents the interests of employers, employer associations and workers in that industry in New Brunswick, and
(d) that the entity to be designated has been or will be incorporated before any financial assistance is provided by the Commission.
79.2(3)Where the Commission is satisfied that the requirements under subsection (2) have been met and that the majority of employers referred to in paragraph (2)(a) represents the minimum percentage of the total payroll subject to assessment in the industry, as prescribed by regulation, the Commission may designate an entity as a safety association and may provide financial assistance to the safety association for such time and in such amount as the Commission considers appropriate.
79.2(4)Where the Commission provides financial assistance to a safety association, the Commission may, from time to time, require the employer association or associations who requested the designation to satisfy the Commission that the requirements under paragraphs (2)(a) to (c) continue to be met, and may revoke the designation of the safety association if not so satisfied.
79.2(5)Financial assistance provided under subsection (3) shall be used for the purpose of assisting in the payment of expenses of the safety association related to the promotion of education and training in accident prevention in the industry.
79.2(6)The Commission may make the financial assistance subject to any terms and conditions it considers appropriate, including, without limitation, terms and conditions respecting the use of funds, reporting and the return of unused or misused funds.
79.2(7)Any money paid by the Commission under this section shall be levied against all employers in the industry represented by the safety association, and shall be calculated as a percentage of the individual assessment against each employer in the industry represented by the safety association, as imposed under section 54.
79.2(8)Money collected by the Commission under this section shall be accounted for separately in the Accident Fund, and the administrative expenses incurred by the Commission in collecting and distributing the levy shall be deducted from the money collected.
79.2(9)Sections 61, 67, 70, 72 and 73 apply with the necessary modifications to a levy under this section.
2000, c.49, s.5
Designation and funding of safety association
79.2(1)One or more employer associations that are engaged in an industry to which this Act applies may request the Commission to designate an entity as a safety association for their industry and to provide financial assistance to that safety association.
79.2(2)An employer association that makes a request to the Commission under subsection (1) shall satisfy the Commission
(a) that a majority of the employers in the industry, as prescribed by regulation, supports the funding of the safety association through an additional levy on employers in the industry,
(b) that a primary objective and purpose of the safety association is the promotion of education and training in accident prevention in the industry in which the employers are engaged,
(c) that the safety association sufficiently represents the interests of employers, employer associations and workers in that industry in New Brunswick, and
(d) that the entity to be designated has been or will be incorporated before any financial assistance is provided by the Commission.
79.2(3)Where the Commission is satisfied that the requirements under subsection (2) have been met and that the majority of employers referred to in paragraph (2)(a) represents the minimum percentage of the total payroll subject to assessment in the industry, as prescribed by regulation, the Commission may designate an entity as a safety association and may provide financial assistance to the safety association for such time and in such amount as the Commission considers appropriate.
79.2(4)Where the Commission provides financial assistance to a safety association, the Commission may, from time to time, require the employer association or associations who requested the designation to satisfy the Commission that the requirements under paragraphs (2)(a) to (c) continue to be met, and may revoke the designation of the safety association if not so satisfied.
79.2(5)Financial assistance provided under subsection (3) shall be used for the purpose of assisting in the payment of expenses of the safety association related to the promotion of education and training in accident prevention in the industry.
79.2(6)The Commission may make the financial assistance subject to any terms and conditions it considers appropriate, including, without limitation, terms and conditions respecting the use of funds, reporting and the return of unused or misused funds.
79.2(7)Any money paid by the Commission under this section shall be levied against all employers in the industry represented by the safety association, and shall be calculated as a percentage of the individual assessment against each employer in the industry represented by the safety association, as imposed under section 54.
79.2(8)Money collected by the Commission under this section shall be accounted for separately in the Accident Fund, and the administrative expenses incurred by the Commission in collecting and distributing the levy shall be deducted from the money collected.
79.2(9)Sections 61, 67, 70, 72 and 73 apply with the necessary modifications to a levy under this section.
2000, c.49, s.5