Qualifications for payment. An employee who is subject to the application of this schedule will upon receiving payment of compensation, and continuing to receive such payment within the meaning of the Act, be paid accident make-up pay by the Trust, being liable to pay compensation under the Act, provided that: (a) Accident make-up pay will only be payable to an employee whilst such employee remains in the employ of the Trust, and then only for such period as the employee receives a fortnightly payment under the Act. (b) Accident make-up pay is not payable in respect of an injury of gradual onset (as defined), unless the employee has been employed by the Trust at the time of incapacity for a minimum period of three months. (1) of the definition of "injury" contained in the Act. (c) Accident make-up pay will cease from the date of the refusal or the failure of a partially incapacitated employee to commence and/or perform suitable employment as defined. (d) An employee may, at the time of engagement be required to declare all workers' compensation claims made in the previous five years and in the event of false or inaccurate information being deliberately or knowingly declared, the employee will forfeit the entitlement to accident make-up pay under this policy.
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