sec.279ABObligation to notify relevant Commonwealth officer

### sec.279AB Obligation to notify relevant Commonwealth officer This section applies if a prescribed medical practitioner diagnoses a person with a notifiable occupational respiratory disease. The prescribed medical practitioner must, unless the practitioner has a reasonable excuse, give the relevant Commonwealth officer a notification, within the period prescribed by regulation, that— is in the approved form under the Commonwealth Act ; and states the minimum notification information in relation to the person. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. Subsection (2) applies whether or not the person consents to the notification. In this section— minimum notification information see the Commonwealth Act , section 12 (2) . notifiable occupational respiratory disease — means a medical condition, prescribed by regulation, that is— associated with a person’s respiratory system; and likely to have been caused or exacerbated, in whole or in part, by the person’s work or workplace; but does not include a medical condition that is a prescribed occupational respiratory disease under the Commonwealth Act . See the Commonwealth Act , section 14 in relation to notifying information about prescribed occupational respiratory diseases under that Act. person includes a person who is deceased. s 279AB ins 2019 No. 13 s 22 sub 2025 No. 21 s 44 amd 2025 No. 29 s 89 sch 1 (sec.279AB-ssec.1) This section applies if a prescribed medical practitioner diagnoses a person with a notifiable occupational respiratory disease. (sec.279AB-ssec.2) The prescribed medical practitioner must, unless the practitioner has a reasonable excuse, give the relevant Commonwealth officer a notification, within the period prescribed by regulation, that— is in the approved form under the Commonwealth Act ; and states the minimum notification information in relation to the person. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.279AB-ssec.3) Subsection (2) applies whether or not the person consents to the notification. (sec.279AB-ssec.4) In this section— minimum notification information see the Commonwealth Act , section 12 (2) . notifiable occupational respiratory disease — means a medical condition, prescribed by regulation, that is— associated with a person’s respiratory system; and likely to have been caused or exacerbated, in whole or in part, by the person’s work or workplace; but does not include a medical condition that is a prescribed occupational respiratory disease under the Commonwealth Act . See the Commonwealth Act , section 14 in relation to notifying information about prescribed occupational respiratory diseases under that Act. person includes a person who is deceased. - (a) is in the approved form under the Commonwealth Act ; and - (b) states the minimum notification information in relation to the person. - (a) means a medical condition, prescribed by regulation, that is— (i) associated with a person’s respiratory system; and (ii) likely to have been caused or exacerbated, in whole or in part, by the person’s work or workplace; but - (i) associated with a person’s respiratory system; and - (ii) likely to have been caused or exacerbated, in whole or in part, by the person’s work or workplace; but - (b) does not include a medical condition that is a prescribed occupational respiratory disease under the Commonwealth Act . Note— See the Commonwealth Act , section 14 in relation to notifying information about prescribed occupational respiratory diseases under that Act. - (i) associated with a person’s respiratory system; and - (ii) likely to have been caused or exacerbated, in whole or in part, by the person’s work or workplace; but