Dust Diseases Covered by the Dust Diseases Act

The Workers' Compensation (Dust Diseases) Act 1942 provides compensation for the following diseases:

• Aluminosis
• Asbestosis
• Asbestos induced carcinoma
• Asbestos related pleural disease (ARPD)
• Bagassosis
• Berylliosis
• Byssinosis
• Farmers' Lung
• Hard Metal Pneumoconiosis
• Mesothelioma
• Silicosis
• Silico-tuberculosis

The Boards also has discretionary powers to award compensation to a person who has been disabled by an occupational lung disease not listed in the Act.  However, the occupational lung disease must have been caused by exposure to a dust that is known to be a contributing factor to any of the above diseases.