Multiple social media posts have falsely claimed the state government of New South Wales (NSW) in Australia passed a law requiring employers who put in place vaccine mandates to compensate staff for any adverse reaction. The posts go on to say affected staff will continue to receive compensation "for the rest of their lives". While a similarly worded proposal was filed by a state lawmaker in 2021, parliamentary records show the bill was voted down and did not become law.

"Boom just like that Goto (sic) love your Government that cares for u," reads a Facebook post shared on April 15.

The post shares a screenshot that reads: "The NSW govt just bought in a law that employers mandating the jab are now accountable for any adverse reactions suffered and they have to pay compensation to that person for the rest of their lives even if they are not working for them anymore."

The screenshot also includes a snippet of a URL that appears to link to the NSW parliament.

The false claim has been shared over 2,500 times on Twitter, as well as on Facebook here, here and here.

But keyword searches on NSW Legislation, the website that lists all laws passed in the state, found no such vaccine compensation measure had been passed as of May 2 (archived link).

Bill voted down

While former member of parliament Fred Nile introduced a similar proposal in February 2021, it did not become law (archived links here and here).

Nile's proposal, the "Public Health Amendment (Vaccination Compensation) Bill...

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