Presumed Service Periods for Firefighters with Specific Cancers

Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment (Firefighters) Bill 2025

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Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

Specific firefighters' diseases are now Category 1 diseases.
Firefighters with Category 2 cancers get presumed service periods for workers compensation.
The advisory panel can decide how its meetings are run; this includes the form and content of those meetings.

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