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• First WHS enforceable undertaking in SA includes low spend;
  
• SA workers' comp disputes transition to new tribunal.

• Qld announces low premium rates for 2015-16;
  
• SA employers promised premium cuts of up to 95%;
  
• SRC Bill passes House of Representatives; and
  
• WA increases workers' comp payments and opens safety awards.

With South Australia's new workers' comp laws taking effect in a matter of weeks, ReturnToWork SA's chair has outlined three areas employers should focus on to ensure they're ready for the new scheme.

• Royal Commission into rising WA work deaths demanded;
  
• Safety alerts issued in three jurisdictions; and
  
• High-risk licences expiring in South Australia.

• Retrospective WHS Bill divides SA Parliament; and
  
• Greens open to higher penalties in manslaughter Bill.

Major legislative changes occurred in all nine Australian jurisdictions in the first quarter of 2015. This article examines these and other developments in work health and safety and workers' compensation.

• Warning on fake safety documents extended in WA;
  
• Safety inspectors looking for kids at NSW construction sites; and
  
• SafeWork issues fatality alert and height advice.

• SA employers promised SafeWork overhaul;
  
• Employers urged to get involved in international safety day; and
  
• Victoria releases asbestos guidance and saw alert.

• SWA amends 'inaccurate' WHS Code and other documents;
  
• Agencies release fatality reports and alerts; and
  
• WA employer fined $50k for unsafe fuel storage.

• Worker wasn't sacked for complaining to safety regulator; and
  
• Blood-test Bill protects all emergency workers in SA.