About the notifiable dust lung disease register
The Public Health Act 2005 and Public Health Regulation 2018 provided a legislative framework for the Queensland Notifiable Dust Lung Disease Register (NDLD Register). The Queensland NDLD Register was established on 1 July 2019 in response to the emergence of occupational dust lung diseases, including coal workers' pneumoconiosis and silicosis.
On 23 September 2025, amendments to the Public Health Act 2005 and Public Health Regulation 2018 were made which resulted in the transition of all notification requirements to the National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry and closure of the NDLD Register.
Information from the closed NDLD Register is securely held in the historical dust lung disease register 1 July 2019 to 23 September 2025.
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Historical dust lung disease register
Information from the closed NDLD Register is securely retained by Queensland Health in the historical dust lung disease register (1 July 2019 to 23 September 2025).
Under the Public Health Act, strict confidentiality and disclosure of information obligations apply to the historical dust lung disease register. It is an offence under the Act to unlawfully disclose confidential information from the historical dust lung disease register.
De-identified information held in the historical dust lung disease register has previously been made publicly available via the NDLD Register annual reports.
For further information about the historical dust lung disease register, contact Queensland Health at ndldregister@health.qld.gov.au.