Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00739:reg:9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00739
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9
Character Range: 3510–5725

9               Factors that must exist
At least one of the following factors must as a minimum exist before it can be said that a reasonable hypothesis has been raised connecting mesothelioma or death from mesothelioma with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
(1)          inhaling asbestos fibres:
(a)          at the time material containing asbestos fibres was being applied, removed, dislodged, cut or drilled; and
(b)          the first inhalation of asbestos fibres occurred at least 10 years, before clinical onset;
(2)          having asbestosis at the time of clinical onset;
(3)          inhaling talc contaminated with asbestos fibres at a concentration of at least 5 weight percent, at least 20 years before clinical onset;
(4)          inhaling fluoro-edenite fibres at a concentration of at least 1.76 fibres per litre on more days than not for at least 5 years, at  least 20 years before clinical onset of pleural or peritoneal mesothelioma;
Note: fluoro-edenite is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(5)          inhaling erionite fibres at a concentration of at least 0.3 fibres/cm3, on more days than not for at least 5 years, at least 20 years before clinical onset;
Note: erionite is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(6)          having received a cumulative equivalent dose of at least 0.1 sievert of ionising radiation to the affected region at least 5 years before clinical onset;
Note: cumulative equivalent dose is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.
(7)          having received ablative radiotherapy for the treatment of cancer at least 5 years before clinical onset, with the mesothelioma occurring within the original field of radiation;
(8)          firefighting for a cumulative period of at least 1,000 hours before the clinical onset of mesothelioma, where the firefighting commenced at least 10 years before clinical onset;
Note: firefighting is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.
(9)          having a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt for the treatment of hydrocephalus, at least 20 years before the clinical onset of peritoneal mesothelioma;
(10)      inability to obtain appropriate clinical management for mesothelioma before clinical worsening.