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The Department of Defence faces WHS fines of up to $3 million after two recruits suffered severe electric shocks from powerlines, while a property holding company has been fined over its tardy removal of asbestos left behind by a tenant business, on top of a purported $880,000 clean-up bill.

• Extended officer duties and tougher road penalties pass; and
  
• Bill combines OHS consultation provisions.

The High Court has partly upheld a James Hardie company's appeal against an economic-loss ruling in favour of one of its many asbestos victims, in a case involving an Australian-first punitive damages payment.

• Fatality alerts and safety notices issued;
  
• Workers' comp premium rate announced in Qld; and
  
• Employer fined over missing injury payments.

A full Federal Court has upheld a previous ruling that union officials blocked access to a work site for genuine rather than bogus safety reasons.

• OHS Regulations amended in Vic; and
  
• PCBU and officer charged with plant and document breaches after death.

• CoR myths busted in lead up to October changes;
  
• Safety laws for automated vehicles and telematics announced; and
  
• Vale, Terry Miller.

• Jailing sends asbestos warning to duty holders;
  
• Annual work-related fatality toll surges, alerts issued; and
  
• Ten model WHS Codes of Practice amended.

A safety expert has warned that asbestos substitutes could be as hazardous as the substance they're replacing, while a study has confirmed that a man who worked with a chemical found in fire extinguishers and refrigerants for four hours died from exposure to the chemical.

• Electrical safety amendments commence in WA today;
  
• New WHS fines and asbestos-training rules introduced in ACT; and
  
• NT WorkSafe clarifies status of CFMMEU entry permits.