Person assisting peace officer
5(1)For the purposes of this Act, every person assisting a peace officer in arresting any person or in preserving the peace shall be deemed to be an employee of the Crown in right of the Province, and their average earnings shall be deemed to be the same in amount as their average earnings at their regular employment and shall be paid in accordance with section 38 or,
(a)
if the injury or recurrence of an injury arises after the commencement of section 38.2, in accordance with that section,
(b)
if the injury or recurrence of an injury arises after the commencement of section 38.11, in accordance with that section, or
(c)
if the injury or recurrence of an injury arises after the commencement of section 38.101, in accordance with that section.
5(2)Where it is impossible, or would be inequitable, to determine the average earnings of a person referred to in subsection (1) in accordance with section 38.1 the Commission may award compensation based on the average earnings, as determined by the Commission, that are earned by a peace officer, not exceeding the maximum annual earnings in effect under subsection 38.1(3).
1968, c.91, s.1; 1981, c.80, s.6; 1994, c.70, s.12; 1998, c.4, s.2; 2024, c.25, s.2