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CIVIL LIABILITY ACT 2002 - SECT 15AB

15AB .         Dust disease

                A dust disease means a pathological condition that is either or both of the following —

            (a)         a pathological condition of the lungs, pleura or peritoneum that has resulted from the inhalation of asbestos or silica;

            (b)         a pathological condition specified in the Table (whether or not of the lungs, pleura or peritoneum) that has resulted from the inhalation of asbestos or silica.

Table

Item

Disease

1.

Asbestosis

2.

Asbestos-induced carcinoma

3.

Asbestos-related pleural disease

4.

Lung cancer

5.

Mesothelioma

6.

Pneumoconiosis or silicosis

7.

Silico-tuberculosis

        [Section 15AB inserted: No. 32 of 2024 s. 5.]

        [Heading inserted: No. 32 of 2024 s. 5.]


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