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Session, 50th General Assembly 1 Charles III, 2022 |
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE
WORKPLACE HEALTH, SAFETY AND COMPENSATION ACT |
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Received and Read the First Time................................................................ |
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Committee..................................................................................................... |
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Royal Assent................................................................................................. |
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HONOURABLE BERNARD DAVIS Minister Responsible for Workplace NL |
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Ordered to be printed by
the Honourable House of Assembly |
EXPLANATORY NOTES This Bill would amend the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Act to expand presumptive cancer coverage for firefighters and add presumptive cardiac coverage for firefighters. A BILL AN ACT TO AMEND THE WORKPLACE HEALTH, SAFETY AND COMPENSATION ACT Analysis 1.
S.92.1 Amdt. 2.
S.92.4 Amdt. 3. Commencement Be it enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor and House of Assembly in Legislative Session convened, as follows: RSNL1990 cW-11 1. (1) Paragraph 92.1(e) of the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Act is amended by deleting the word "or" at the end of subparagraph (x), deleting the semi-colon and the word "and" at the end of subparagraph (xi) and substituting a comma and adding immediately after that subparagraph the following: (xii) a primary site
penile cancer, (xiii) a primary site
pancreatic cancer, (xiv) a primary site thyroid
cancer, (xv) multiple myeloma, (xvi) a primary site
prostate cancer, (xvii) a primary site
cervical cancer, (xviii) a primary site
ovarian cancer, (xix) a primary site skin
cancer, or (2) Paragraph 92.1(e) of the Act is amended by adding immediately after subparagraph (xix) the following: (xx) an injury to the
heart that manifests within 24 hours after attendance at an emergency response;
and 2. Section 92.4 of the Act is repealed and the following substituted: Application 92.4 (1) The presumption in section 92.2 applies to (a) a firefighter who is diagnosed
with a listed disease referred to in subparagraphs 92.1(e)(i) to (xi) on or
after December 14, 2015; (b) a volunteer firefighter who is
diagnosed with a listed disease referred to in subparagraphs 92.1(e)(i) to (xi)
on or after January 1, 2017; (c) a firefighter or volunteer firefighter who is
diagnosed with a listed disease referred to in subparagraphs 92.1(e)(xii) to
(xix) on or after December 18, 2019; and (d) a firefighter or volunteer firefighter who is diagnosed with a listed disease referred to in subparagraph 92.1(e)(xx) on or after November 30, 2022. Commencement 3. (1) Subsection 1(1) is considered to have come into force on December 18, 2019. (2) Subsection 1(2) comes into force on November 30, 2022. ŠKing's Printer |