699Incident notification – prescribed serious illnesses

699 Incident notification – prescribed serious illnesses For the purposes of section 36 of the Act, each of the following conditions is a serious illness: (a) any infection to which the carrying out of work is a significant contributing factor, including any infection that is reliably attributable to carrying out work: (i) with micro-organisms; or (ii) that involves providing treatment or care to a person; or (iii) that involves contact with human blood or body substances; or (iv) that involves handling or contact with animals, animal hides, skins, wool or hair, animal carcasses or animal waste products; (b) the following occupational zoonoses contracted in the course of work involving handling or contact with animals, animal hides, skins, wool or hair, animal carcasses or animal waste products: (i) Q fever; (ii) Anthrax; (iii) Leptospirosis; (iv) Brucellosis; (v) Hendra Virus; (vi) Avian Influenza; (vii) Psittacosis. Note for section 699 Other legislation may also require notification of conditions mentioned in this regulation. See, for example, the Notifiable Diseases Act 1981. Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations 2011 507