31(1)In no case shall the total benefits paid to all dependants of a firefighter or former firefighter exceed the compensation that would have been payable to the firefighter or former firefighter had he or she been totally unable to work if he or she had survived.

31(2)When a person is paid or is entitled to be paid benefits under this Act in respect of the death of a firefighter or former firefighter and subsequently becomes entitled to be paid benefits under this Act in respect of the death of another firefighter or former firefighter or is paid or entitled to be paid benefits or subsequently becomes entitled to be paid benefits under the Workers’ Compensation Act in respect of the death of a worker as defined in that Act, that person shall be paid only the greater of the benefit payments that he or she is entitled to be paid under this Act or the Workers’ Compensation Act.