New Bill - insertion of s137 Public Health Act 2015 (NSW) Australia

New Bill - insertion of s137 Public Health Act 2015 (NSW)

Overview of Bill
The object of this Bill is to amend the Public Health Act 2010 to provide for the payment of compensation to workers who suffer injury, loss or damage as a result of a requirement to be vaccinated.

137 Liability to workers required to be vaccinated

(1) This section applies if a relevant body requires a worker to be
vaccinated against a disease prescribed by the regulations.

(2) The relevant body is liable to pay compensation to the worker for any injury, loss or damage suffered by the worker as a result of the vaccine.

(3) The relevant body continues to be liable to pay compensation to the
worker until the worker’s death, even if the worker ceases to be
employed or otherwise engaged by the relevant body.

(4) In this section—

- relevant body, in relation to a worker, means the person or body that
employs or otherwise engages the worker.

- worker of a relevant body includes a person engaged by, or on behalf
of, the relevant body under a contract for services, but does not include
a volunteer.