Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
SCHEDULE 5 - Diseases, of FireSCHEDULE 5 - Diseases, of Fire-fighters, in Respect of Which There is Presumption of Cause
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SCHEDULE 5 - Diseases, of Fire SCHEDULE 5 - Diseases, of Fire-fighters, in Respect of Which There is Presumption of Cause
[Schedule 5 Amended by No. 27 of 1993, sched. 3 ] [Schedule 5 Repealed by No. 16 of 1995, s. 89 ]
[Schedule 5 Amended by No. 28 of 2023, s. 5, Applied:07 Nov 2023]
| | Column 1Description of Disease | Column 2Qualifying Period | | 1. | Primary site brain cancer | 5 years | | 2. | Primary site bladder cancer | 15 years | | 3. | Primary site kidney cancer | 15 years | | 4. | Primary non-Hodgkins lymphoma | 15 years | | 5. | Primary leukemia | 5 years | | 6. | Primary site breast cancer | 10 years | | 7. | Primary site testicular cancer | 10 years | | 8. | Multiple myeloma | 15 years | | 9. | Primary site prostate cancer | 15 years | | 10. | Primary site ureter cancer | 15 years | | 11. | Primary site colorectal cancer | 15 years | | 12. | Primary site oesophageal cancer | 25 years | | 13. | Primary site cervical cancer | 10 years | | 14. | Primary site ovarian cancer | 10 years | | 15. | Primary site penile cancer | 15 years | | 16. | Primary site thyroid cancer | 10 years | | 17. | Primary site pancreatic cancer | 10 years | | 18. | Primary site skin cancer | 15 years | | 19. | Primary site lung cancer | 15 years | | 20. | Primary site uterine cancer | 10 years | | 21. | Malignant mesothelioma | 15 years |