Section 17 Document: The total number of accepted Comcare claims and a numerical breakdown of accepted claims, made against each of the diseases listed made under s 7(8) of the Safety Rehabilitation…

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This FOI release, reference SOLEX11749, contains two tables of Comcare data on accepted claims under section 7(8) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 and regulation 8A of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Regulations 2019, covering 2011 to 2025. The first table counts accepted claims by calendar year of first determination for each listed disease. It records 91 accepted claims in total, led by prostate cancer with 48, followed by skin cancer with 16, bladder cancer with 4, multiple myeloma with 4, and colorectal cancer with 4. Annual totals rise from none in 2011 to a peak of 17 in 2024. The second table gives total compensation payments by calendar year, totalling $9,569,337.55, with the highest annual figure of $1,734,394.67 in 2024. The release contains no names of employers or individuals, and no exemptions are shown.