SAFETY, REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 1988 - SECT 5B Definition of disease

SAFETY, REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 1988 - SECT 5B

  (1)   In this Act:

"disease" means:

  (a)   an ailment suffered by an employee; or

  (b)   an aggravation of such an ailment;

that was contributed to, to a significant degree, by the employee's employment by the Commonwealth or a licensee.

  (2)   In determining whether an ailment or aggravation was contributed to, to a significant degree, by an employee's employment by the Commonwealth or a licensee, the following matters may be taken into account:

  (a)   the duration of the employment;

  (b)   the nature of, and particular tasks involved in, the employment;

  (c)   any predisposition of the employee to the ailment or aggravation;

  (d)   any activities of the employee not related to the employment;

  (e)   any other matters affecting the employee's health.

This subsection does not limit the matters that may be taken into account.

  (3)   In this Act:

"significant degree" means a degree that is substantially more than material.