Presumption of Employment-Related Cancer and Asbestos Disease for Firefighters
Return to Work (Presumptive Firefighter Injuries) Amendment Bill 2026
1st House
2nd House
Law
Previously introduced as: Firefighters Who Get Certain Cancers Etc Entitled to Compensation Without Having to Prove Firefighting Caused It (If They Were a Firefighter Long Enough), Return to Work (Presumptive Firefighter Injuries) Amendment Bill 2024, Return to Work (Presumptive Firefighter Injuries) Amendment Bill 2026
Later reintroduced as: Return to Work (Presumptive Firefighter Injuries) Amendment Bill 2026
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
Pancreatic cancer is presumed to be caused by work for firefighters with 10 years of employment.
Skin cancer is presumed to be caused by work for firefighters with 15 years of employment.
Lung cancer is presumed to be caused by work for firefighters with 15 years of employment.
Asbestos related disease is presumed to be caused by work for firefighters with 15 years of employment.