AAP General News (Australia)
04-11-2007
Fed: New class action filed over F-111 maintenance
BRISBANE, April 11 AAP - Former RAAF maintenance workers will today file a class action
against the federal government in their battle for compensation over health problems resulting
from work on the F-111.
An inquiry six years ago heard former RAAF members who used toxic chemicals to repair
the fuel tanks of the strike-fighters suffered a range of health complaints from cancer
to blackouts and breathing problems.
The federal government has already paid out more than $20 million but has rejected
many claims for lump sum payments because of what it says is a lack of scientific evidence
linking chemical exposure to health problems.
The maintenance program, known as deseal-reseal, was conducted at the RAAF base at
Amberley in Queensland between 1975 and 2000.
Today's claim follows a similar one lodged in the Supreme Court in December.
It is expected up to 600 former workers in south-east Queensland could join the action.
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KEYWORD: DESEAL
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