SA Firefighters Who Get Cancer and Asbestos Disease Can Be Assumed To Have Got Sick From Firefighting If They Were a Firefighter For Long Enough

Return to Work (Presumptive Firefighter Injuries) Amendment Bill 2026

25 Jun 2026: Parliament has voted to pass this bill — it's just waiting for the Governor's sign-off.

Legislative Council

House of Assembly

Assent

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Previously introduced as:

Topics

asbestos disease firefighters occupational cancer workplace health and safety

Introduced by: The Hon Kyam Maher (ALP)

Links to official parliament websites

Official page: progress through parliament

Official page: bill text and explanatory notes

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.