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29 October 2011

Occupational Health & Safety - What's News - 26 October 2011

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News

NSW Government is taking the next step to reform OHS laws

Minister for Finance and Services and the Attorney General said NSW had taken the next step towards delivering on its commitment to national Work Health and Safety laws. The next stage of harmonising WHS laws involved transitioning work health and safety prosecutions from the Industrial Court to the District Court and Local Court (19 October 2011) More...


$350,000 fine for death of worker

A major development company has been fined $350,000 for an "immense oversight" at the construction of a giant warehouse in Melbourne's south-east that led to the death of a man (14 October 2011) More...


Practice Notes

QLD: Guide to QLD's Work Health and Safety Act 2011

WorkSafe QLD has released a guide to the new Work Health and Safety Act for next year. The online guide provides an overview of the Queensland Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act), designed to assist people understand safety duties and rights in the workplace (19 October 2011) More...


Bills

NSW

Bills introduced etc Government
Work Health and Safety Legislation Amendment Bill 2011


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