The powers of South Australia's health and safety reps are on the verge of being aligned with those in the other harmonised jurisdictions, with a Greens Bill passing the Upper House last night. Meanwhile, Safe Work Australia has announced its first free seminar for National Safe Work Month.
South Australia will introduce its own legislation to eliminate "rogue" labour-hire companies, after an investigation into workers' comp premiums found hundreds of millions of dollars in remuneration discrepancies.
A parliamentary committee will inquire into an abandoned fatality-related WHS prosecution, while the powers of South Australian HSRs will be aligned with other states, if initiatives moved by the Greens are passed.
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