How does the Bill protect health care workers?
The key facet of Section 49F of the Bill is that it creates a presumption in favor of, particular workers who contract specified diseases, when they make a claim for workers’ compensation entitlements. The Bill confirms that regulations (to be issued) will identify particular workers employed in prescribed employment that the presumption will apply to. For workers that can rely on the presumption, the onus is on the employer or insurer to rebut the presumption and to prove that the worker did not fall ill at work or in the course of their duties.