Browsing: WHS legislation, regulations, standards and codes (VIC)


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Larger safety fines for big companies flagged by review

The sentencing regime for workplace health and safety offences could be amended to ensure penalties have a "real economic impact" on large companies, and to enable imprisonment for more types of offences, under changes flagged by Victoria's Sentencing Advisory Council.


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Quick WHS changes to follow world-first WHS vote

Safe Work Australia has committed to immediately drafting changes to the national model WHS laws to reflect the outcomes of yesterday's WHS ministers meeting on engineered stone and other issues. The non-harmonised state of Victoria will make similar changes to its safety legislation.


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Regulator charged over suicide; Host fined $350k; more

  • One regulator charges another with recklessness after suicide;
  • Host fined $350k over fatal impalement of labour-hire worker; and
  • New national dangerous goods Code taking effect in Vic.

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Employers told to destroy certain COVID records; and more

  • Employers must destroy certain COVID vaccine records in Vic;
  • Untrained workers handed chemical job, employer fined; and
  • Crane supplier charged with safety offences.

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