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WHS charges quashed in jurisdictional dispute

An appeals court has quashed WHS charges laid against a ballooning company after a fatal ground incident, finding Commonwealth aviation laws were intended to cover the circumstances that led to the death, and not intended to operate in conjunction with WHS legislation.

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