Victorian Current Acts

FORESTS ACT 1958 - SECT 72M

For the purposes of determining whether a forest firefighter has had an exceptional exposure event, regard must be given to the following—

        (a)     the nature of the event;

        (b)     whether there are any relevant findings from a coroner, any court proceedings or other official inquiry regarding an event known to have exposed firefighters to carcinogens, and if so, the nature of the findings;

        (c)     any relevant records, employer data or local knowledge;

        (d)     any other prescribed matter.

S. 72N inserted by No. 46/2021 s. 6.