WORKERS REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 1988 - SCHEDULE 5 - Diseases, of Fire-fighters, in Respect of Which There is Presumption of Cause
WORKERS REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 1988 - SCHEDULE 5
- Diseases, of Fire-fighters, in Respect of Which There is Presumption of Cause
Section 27
Column 1 Description of Disease | Column 2 Qualifying 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 |