Browsing: Authority/inspectorate (National)



THU
2:02PM

Antarctica prosecutions dismissed in practicability ruling

An appeals court has upheld the acquittals of two PCBUs charged over the hypothermia death of a helicopter pilot, confirming that the "cascading" series of WHS measures they allegedly failed to adopt were not reasonably practicable.


WED
3:55PM



FRI
2:08PM

HSRs' powers boosted and safety discrimination banned in highly hazardous sector

The powers of elected health and safety representatives and protections against safety discrimination in the offshore sector have been stepped up and aligned with those in WHS laws, in a Bill introduced some six years after a parliamentary inquiry warned the changes were needed to combat a "culture of fear and reprisal".


THU
3:55PM

TV star faces jail under WHS recklessness charges

A company and its director have been charged with WHS recklessness, which was allegedly identified during an investigation into a helicopter crash that occurred just moments after a worker suspended under the aircraft was cut free and fell to his death.


TUE
3:57PM

Regulator denied access to chunk of $1.25m settlement

A regulator's claim that to prevent double-dipping it is entitled to recover compensation payments from a worker who received a s-x-discrimination settlement, could, if accepted, have a "chilling effect on the bringing of such complaints" and undermine anti-discrimination laws, a full Federal Court has warned.


MON
2:06PM

MON
12:56PM

WHS rule didn't require official to be "escorted": full Court

A full Federal Court has partially overturned a ruling made against a union and an official accused of refusing to comply with a worksite's WHS requirements, finding the site's rules only required the official to be "accompanied" rather than "escorted".


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