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Warnings issued after workplace deaths and near-fatality; OHS rep faces fine after threatening subcontractors; and New ACT Chief Minister retains IR portfolio.
The Bill that will see the NSW Industrial Relations Commission lose jurisdiction over OHS prosecutions was influenced, in part, by a push to weaken workplace health and safety laws, Commission President Justice Roger Boland claims.
Employers warned after five Victorian and Queensland work deaths; Western Australian employers fined after untrained holiday worker loses leg; Employer fined for lack of fencing at asbestos site; and Safety and legislation news from around Australia.
Queensland Industrial Relations Minister Cameron Dick has introduced a model Work Health and Safety Bill to Parliament, but a Brisbane lawyer has questioned Dick's claim that harmonisation will reduce red tape for employers.
The Federal Government has in the budget allocated $14.7 million over two years to implement harmonised OHS laws in the Commonwealth jurisdiction. Meanwhile, a senior NSW judge has slammed the State Government's "secret" move - in its harmonisation Bill - to shift OHS prosecutions away from the IRC.
In a decision that sends a warning to employers on the risks of under-staffing, a Victorian trainee who broke his wrist in a violent scuffle has been awarded workers' compensation.
Workers' comp fraudster jailed for at least 12 months; Comcare prosecuting Defence Force, again; WorkSafe WA to target mobile plant and conduct safety forums; and Tasmanian mine safety Code revoked.
A Commonwealth employee who injured his back while playing a social soccer game has been awarded workers' compensation, after the AAT found he was regularly allowed to take extended lunch breaks - without loss of pay - to participate in the matches.
NSW employers will have an absolute obligation to consult with all duty holders on OHS issues months ahead of schedule, if the State Government's "fast track" harmonisation Bill passes through Parliament, lawyers say.
