Asbestos disease compensation claim processing times have more than 'halved'

By Anna Patty
Updated June 29 2016 - 11:08pm, first published 6:16pm
NSW Finance Minister Dominic Perrottet.  Photo: Gene Ramirez
NSW Finance Minister Dominic Perrottet. Photo: Gene Ramirez
Workers at the former James Hardie asbestos factory in Sydney.
Workers at the former James Hardie asbestos factory in Sydney.
Dust disease victim and campaigner, the late Bernie Banton Photo: Brendan Esposito
Dust disease victim and campaigner, the late Bernie Banton Photo: Brendan Esposito

The NSW government has reported the average processing time for people with insurance claims for dust diseases has fallen from 136 to 66 days since it made changes to the scheme last year.