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FRI
3:54PM

WHS notices top $1m; Charges laid; Disconnect law tweaked

  • WHS notices reach $1m after judge's referral;
  • Employers charged over deaths at mental health unit and nursery; and
  • Right-to-disconnect laws tweaked to avoid criminal proceedings.

THU
12:17PM

Mental distress risks surging in university sector

A major study traversing the past four years has revealed that students are the most frequent perpetrators of digital harassment of Australia's university staff, and senior managers in the sector are not doing enough to safeguard workers' psychological health.



WED
2:24PM

Worker fined over crane death, two related industrial manslaughter prosecutions ongoing

A crane operator who failed to maintain a line of sight with a pedestrian colleague has been fined over the man's death. A PCBU and a manager have been charged with the industrial manslaughter of the colleague.


TUE
2:19PM

WHS publicity orders varied in long-running fatality case

A PCBU that has been battling fatality-related WHS charges for three years has had a minor victory in the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal, which agreed to vary the adverse publicity order against the business.


MON
3:56PM

Industrial manslaughter case elevated to Supreme Court

A man has been ordered to stand trial for the industrial manslaughter of a worker who fell through an unguarded penetration, while employers have been urged to assess and control the risks associated with the potentially deadly disease melioidosis, after a work-related case was recorded.



FRI
3:50PM

WHS Bill enables conduct aggregation, boosts penalties

Provisions enabling the "aggregation of conduct" are being added to the ACT's WHS laws to deal with offences like reckless conduct, hindering inspectors and supplying incorrectly labelled chemicals, under a Bill that also significantly increases WHS penalties.


FRI
12:43PM

Appeals court confirms $1.3m injury damages obligation for company involved in Cassaniti's death

A company that received a record-breaking WHS recklessness fine, over the death of an apprentice, has failed to reduce a $1.3 million payout to an injured labour-hire worker through the application of a "notoriously difficult" legislative provision.


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