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The Victorian Government has confirmed that it is unlikely to adopt the harmonised WHS laws in their current form, and has vowed to restore "the cooperative environment previously created between WorkSafe, employers and unions".
Victoria's notorious Fiskville training centre, whose health and safety issues - including an alleged "cancer cluster" - led to the downfall of WorkSafe's CEO and chairperson, has been closed permanently.
NSW Labor will double WorkCover's inspectorate, return safety prosecutions to the Industrial Court and enact special anti-bullying laws if it defies the polls to win this Saturday's State election.
The Federal Government's SRC Amendment Bill will allow "unscrupulous" single-state employers to qualify for self-insurance under Comcare - and escape the more rigorous WHS requirements of other schemes - by, for example, setting up a one-person office in a second jurisdiction, according to a new report.
The AAT has rejected an injured worker's bid to be compensated for the costs of insuring his Segway mobility device, but warns that people in his position are at risk of being sued if they're involved in an incident.
