Tuesday, 24 May 2022

Bills

Firefighters’ Presumptive Rights Compensation Legislation Amendment Bill 2022

Introduction and first reading

Ms MAXWELL (Northern Victoria) (12:28): I move to introduce a bill for an act to amend the Firefighters’ Presumptive Rights Compensation and Fire Services Legislation Amendment (Reform) Act 2019 and the Forests Amendment (Forest Firefighters Presumptive Rights Compensation) Act 2021 to provide for additional specified forms of cancer that are presumed to be caused by the nature of a firefighter’s employment for the purposes of claiming compensation, and I move:

That the bill be now read a first time.

Motion agreed to.

Read first time.

Ms MAXWELL: I move:

That the second reading be made an order of the day for the next day of meeting.

Motion agreed to.