51AEligible progressive diseases

51A Eligible progressive diseases (1) The Governor in Council, by Order published in the Government Gazette, may declare a disease to be an eligible progressive disease for the purposes of this Act. (2) An Order under this section— (a) must only be made on the recommendation of the Minister; and (b) may relate to a specific disease or a disease of a certain nature; and (c) may impose any conditions in relation to a disease, including in relation to the date of diagnosis of the disease; and (d) takes effect on and from the date on which it is published or, if a later date is specified in the Order, that later date. (3) The Minister must not recommend the making of an Order under this section in respect of a disease unless the Minister is satisfied that the disease is— (a) serious and potentially life-threatening; and (b) extremely likely to cause an ongoing deterioration of a person's health, such that the degree of impairment resulting from the disease is unlikely to stabilise for any significant period of time. (4) A disease is not an eligible progressive disease for the purposes of this Act unless the disease is diagnosed on or after 1 June 2016 or, if a later date is specified in the Order, that later date.