Sch 3Injuries presumed to arise from employment as a firefighter

Schedule 3—Injuries presumed to arise from employment as a firefighter 1—Substantive provisions (1) If— (a) a worker suffers an injury of a kind referred to in the first column of the table in this Schedule; and (b) the injury occurred on or after 1 July 2013; and (c) before the injury occurred, the worker was employed by SAMFS as a firefighter for the qualifying period referred to in the second column of the table opposite the injury; and (d) during that period, the worker was exposed to the hazards of a fire scene (including exposure to a hazard of the fire that occurred away from the scene), the worker's injury is presumed, in the absence of proof to the contrary, to have arisen from employment by SAMFS. (2) If— (a) a worker suffers an injury of a kind referred to in the first column of the table in this Schedule; and (b) the worker was a member of SACFS presumptively employed by the Crown as a firefighter— (i) on or after 1 July 2013; and (ii) before the injury occurred; and (iii) for the qualifying period referred to in the second column of the table opposite the injury; and (c) the injury occurred— (i) on or after 1 July 2013; and (ii) in the case of a worker who is no longer a member of SACFS presumptively employed by the Crown as a firefighter—no more than 10 years after the cessation of that presumptive employment; and (d) during the qualifying period referred to in paragraph (b)(iii), the worker was exposed to the hazards of a fire scene (including exposure to a hazard of the fire that occurred away from the scene), the worker's injury is presumed, in the absence of proof to the contrary, to have arisen from his or her presumptive employment by the Crown. (3) For the purposes of subclauses (1) and (2)— (a) a worker is taken to have been employed as a firefighter if firefighting duties made up a substantial portion of his or her duties; and (b) a worker who was so employed for 2 or more periods that add up to or exceed the qualifying period is taken to have been employed for the qualifying period; and (c) the qualifying period may include a period or periods that commenced or occurred before 1 July 2013. Description of injury Qualifying period Primary site brain cancer 5 years Primary site bladder cancer Primary site kidney cancer Primary non‑Hodgkins lymphoma Primary leukemia 5 years Primary site breast cancer Primary site testicular cancer Multiple myeloma Primary site prostate cancer Primary site ureter cancer Primary site colorectal cancer Primary site oesophageal cancer Primary site cervical cancer Primary site ovarian cancer Primary site uterine cancer Malignant mesothelioma Primary site liver cancer Primary site penile cancer Primary site thyroid cancer