Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2011 - REG 699

For the purposes of the title="A2011-35">Act

, section 36 (What is a serious injury or illness —pt 3), each of the following conditions is a serious illness:

        (a)     any infection to which the carrying out of work is a significant contributing factor, including any infection that is reliably attributable to carrying out work—

              (i)     with micro-organisms; or

              (ii)     that involves providing treatment or care to a person; or

              (iii)     that involves contact with human blood or body substances; or

              (iv)     that involves handling or contact with animals, animal hides, skins, wool or hair, animal carcasses or animal waste products;

        (b)     the following occupational zoonoses contracted in the course of work involving handling or contact with animals, animal hides, skins, wool or hair, animal carcasses or animal waste products:

              (i)     Q fever;

              (ii)     Anthrax;

              (iii)     Leptospirosis;

              (iv)     Brucellosis;

              (v)     Hendra Virus;

              (vi)     Avian Influenza;

              (vii)     Psittacosis.