4Presumption as to cause of disease

4 Presumption as to cause of disease

(1)  An occupation, or exposure, specified in column 2 of an item of a table in Schedule 1 is specified, for the purposes of section 26(3) of the Act, to be presumed to contribute to a substantial degree to the disease specified in column 1 of that item of that table.

(2)  Unless the contrary intention appears, the Deemed Diseases in Australia report, published in August 2015 by Safe Work Australia, may be used in the interpretation of an occupation, exposure or disease specified in Schedule 1 .