Education and Training Reform Act 2006

If compensation has been paid pursuant to section 5.6.2 or 5.6.3 and the personal injury, damage or destruction in respect of which compensation has been paid was caused under circumstances creating a liability on the part of some person other than the volunteer school worker or volunteer student worker to pay damages in respect of that injury, damage or destruction, the Minister may take proceedings against that person in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover from that person the amount of the compensation paid under this Part.