The Dust Diseases Tribunal is established by the Dust Diseases Tribunal Act 1989. (To view the Act, choose this link.) It is a specialist court created to deal with claims in tort for negligence relating to death or personal injury resulting from specified dust diseases and other dust-related conditions.

What type of Matters does the Tribunal deal with ?

The main function of the Tribunal is to determine actions for damages brought by persons with dust diseases and dust related conditions. It also hears ancillary or related matters. For example, the Tribunal also hears:

• actions for nervous shock;
• claims under the Compensation to Relatives Act 1897;
• claims for product liability based on exposure to dust;
• claims for contribution or indemnity between tortfeasors; and
• claims for indemnity arising under policies of insurance.