Country Fire Authority Regulations 2025

The Authority, before determining a claim for compensation for personal injury, may make an interim payment—

for loss of income, calculated in accordance with regulation 109, for a period not exceeding 6 weeks; and

in the case of a personal injury that is a physical injury—for reasonable medical and like expenses for a period not exceeding 6 weeks.

A payment under subregulation (1) is subject to the provision of a medical certificate in accordance with regulation 104.

Subject to subregulations (4) and (5), if it appears to the Authority that a person may be entitled to compensation in respect of the death of a member, the Authority, before determining the claim, may make interim payments to the person as follows—

a weekly payment for a period of up to 12 weeks from the date of death of the member in an amount the Authority considers reasonable;

a payment for reasonable medical and like expenses up to a maximum amount determined by the Authority.

Only one spouse or domestic partner may receive interim payments under subregulation (3)(a).

The total amount of interim payments paid to each person entitled to compensation in respect of the death of a member under subregulation (3) must not exceed the maximum amount determined by the Authority.

If the Authority determines that compensation is payable, the compensation payable is to be reduced by the amount of any interim payment made under this regulation.

A payment made under subregulation (1) or subregulation (3) is not an admission of liability to pay compensation in respect of the claim.