The Federal Government and the lawyers for the Pre-86/Post-90 hepatitis C victims have entered into a memorandum of understanding in which the government commits to providing compensation. Last November, the government stated that they were willing to discuss the issue, and discussions have been ongoing ever since. Today, for the first time, the government has stated publicly that there will be a compensation program for people infected before 1986 or after July, 1990.
The details of the compensation program are still being negotiated. Claimants do not have to do anything at the moment to apply for the compensation. There will be further announcements once the program is finalized.
You can see the government's press release here, and the text of the memorandum of understanding here.
This is an important step. This is the first time the Federal Government has ever stated that there will be compensation for pre-86/post-90 victims.
We will continue to negotiate to finalize the settlement as quickly as possible.
