Queensland Consolidated Acts

WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION ACT 2003 - SECT 325B

325B Applications for lung disease examinations

(1) The former coal worker may apply (an
"examination application" ) to the insurer for approval to undergo a lung disease examination.

(2) The application must—

(a) be in the approved form; and

(b) include information that shows the former coal worker was exposed to coal dust at the worker’s place of employment for a period, whether or not continuous, of at least 6 months; and

(c) be accompanied by a medical certificate signed by a doctor stating that the former coal worker suspects that the worker may have sustained an injury that is a coal mine dust lung disease.

(3) However, an application may not be made under this section—

(a) on or after 1 January 2022; or

(b) if the former coal worker has previously made an application under this section that was approved.