Western Australian Numbered Acts

WORKERS COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 2023 (NO. 21 OF 2023) - SECT 422

422 .         Commencement of court proceedings against employer of worker with terminal disease

        (1)         For the purposes of this section, a worker is taken to have a terminal disease if —

            (a)         the worker is diagnosed, by a medical practitioner who is a specialist in respiratory medicine, with 1 or more of the following diseases or conditions —

                  (i)         diffuse pleural fibrosis;

                  (ii)         lung cancer;

                  (iii)         mesothelioma;

                  (iv)         pneumoconiosis;

                  (v)         silicosis;

                and

            (b)         the medical practitioner certifies that the disease or condition is likely to cause the death of the worker within a period of 2 years beginning on the day on which the certificate is given.

        (2)         Court proceedings for an award of damages in respect of an injury may be commenced against the employer of a worker who has a terminal disease before compliance with the requirements referred to in section 421(1)(a) and (b).