Acts and Regulations

F-12.5 - Firefighters’ Compensation Act

Section 20
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Burial and related expenses
20If a firefighter or former firefighter who meets the requirements of section 5 dies as a result of the heart attack or prescribed disease, the Commission shall pay to the estate
(a) an amount equal to 40% of the New Brunswick Industrial Aggregate Earnings to assist with necessary expenses of death such as burial,
(a.1) an amount equal to 50% of the New Brunswick Industrial Aggregate Earnings, and
(b) a further sum for the necessary expenses of transportation if, owing to the circumstances of the case, the body of the firefighter or former firefighter is transferred for a considerable distance for burial.
2015, c.24, s.1
Burial and related expenses
20If a firefighter or former firefighter who meets the requirements of section 5 dies as a result of the heart attack or prescribed disease, the Commission shall pay to the estate
(a) an amount equal to 20% of the New Brunswick Industrial Aggregate Earnings to assist with necessary expenses of death such as burial, less any amount the estate is entitled to receive for these expenses under the Canada Pension Plan Act (Canada), and
(b) a further sum for the necessary expenses of transportation if, owing to the circumstances of the case, the body of the firefighter or former firefighter is transferred for a considerable distance for burial.
Burial and related expenses
20If a firefighter or former firefighter who meets the requirements of section 5 dies as a result of the heart attack or prescribed disease, the Commission shall pay to the estate
(a) an amount equal to 20% of the New Brunswick Industrial Aggregate Earnings to assist with necessary expenses of death such as burial, less any amount the estate is entitled to receive for these expenses under the Canada Pension Plan Act (Canada), and
(b) a further sum for the necessary expenses of transportation if, owing to the circumstances of the case, the body of the firefighter or former firefighter is transferred for a considerable distance for burial.