Medical practitioner's obligation to notify of a disease
All medical practitioners must notify when they diagnose asbestosis or silicosis in NSW.
Notification of an asbestosis diagnosis
As of 1 January 2021, all medical practitioners must notify NSW Health when they diagnose a case of asbestosis in NSW. Asbestosis is a scheduled medical condition under Part 4 of the NSW Public Health Act 2010.
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Medical physicians in NSW must notify silicosis diagnoses to the National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry (NORDR). NORDR is a national registry, established from the Dust Disease National Taskforce.
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