Acts and Regulations

F-12.5 - Firefighters’ Compensation Act

Section 18
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Suspension or reduction of compensation
18The Commission may in its discretion diminish the compensation to which a firefighter or former firefighter is entitled or suspend payment of the compensation in any of the following circumstances:
(a) the firefighter or former firefighter does not attend or participate in an examination when required to do so by the Commission or obstructs the examination;
(b) the firefighter or former firefighter does not attend or participate in medical treatment or a rehabilitation program when the Commission considers it necessary for the firefighter’s or former firefighter’s treatment or rehabilitation; or
(c) the firefighter or former firefighter persists in dangerous and unsanitary practices imperilling or impeding the rehabilitation of the firefighter or former firefighter.
2018, c.18, s.1
Suspension or reduction of compensation
18(1)The Commission may reduce or suspend the compensation to which a firefighter or former firefighter is entitled if he or she persists in dangerous and unsanitary practices that imperil or retard his or her cure.
18(2)If a firefighter or former firefighter does not undergo a medical examination when required to do so by the Commission or obstructs the examination, the Commission shall suspend the compensation or any other periodical payment to which he or she is entitled until the examination has taken place.