WA Lump Sum Payment Rights for Terminally Ill and Deceased Employees

Construction Industry Portable Paid Long Service Leave Amendment Bill 2025

21 Aug 2025: Passed by Parliament and signed off by the governor.

This bill kicks in: TBA

Legislative Council

Legislative Assembly

Assent

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Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

Employees with a terminal illness can get a lump sum payment if they have worked between 55 days and 7 years
The estate or a financially dependent spouse can receive a proportional lump sum payment for a deceased employee
The Board must have medical evidence of incapacitation before making certain lump sum payments
Days spent on workers compensation or stood down now count as days of service
Casuals who are stood down count those days as service if they worked regularly over the previous year
The construction industry definition now includes work on certain vessels and non-navigation structures
The Board can overturn its own previous decisions on lump sum payments made before this law started

The Debate

What different members said when this bill was debated:

Simone Mcgurk ALP

“I move: That the bill be now read a second time. This bill delivers an election commitment to provide greater certainty for workers and employers in the construction industry, adjusting coverage and providing fairer provisions that cater for the contemporary nature of the construction workforce.”

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Samantha Rowe ALP

“I move: That the bill be now read a second time. The bill that I am introducing today delivers on election commitments to provide greater certainty for workers and employers in the construction industry, adjusting coverage and providing fairer provisions that cater for the contemporary nature of the construction workforce.”

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