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Protections for ambulance workers, particularly volunteers, regarding presumptive post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and workers' compensation.
🟡 Medium · Question without notice16 June 2022 · 308 words
Government clarifies PTSD protections for ambulance workers; volunteers not covered under existing l
Volunteers are excluded from PTSD protections under the Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management
“The PTSD presumption does not apply to volunteers because volunteers are not covered under the Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981.”
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Members who spoke
De Grussa, Hon ColinHon  Martin  Aldridge,Swinbourn, Hon Matthew
Topics
ambulance workersPTSDworkers' compensationvolunteers
Legislation Referenced
· 16 June 2022
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