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Queensland has warned it will not adopt model WHS laws for its mining sector "for the sake of administrative harmonisation", and is pushing, instead, to augment its current legislation with provisions of the National Mine Safety Framework.

Consultation required before tweaking SWMSs; ABCC-abolition, maritime-safety and compensation laws progress; and NSW safety awards extended.

A Queensland worker who was injured in a motorcycle accident during the first stage of a journey to obtain work-related legal documents has been denied compensation.

A Queensland workers' compensation dispute has shown the serious consequences playing pranks at work can have for both workers and their employers.

A Queensland employer that asked a member of the public to direct a mobile crane has been fined $90,000, after the crane struck overhead powerlines and the man was electrocuted. Also in this article, three Victorian employers have been handed hefty safety fines after a series of forklift incidents.

In this update, OHS Alert outlines all the important OHS and workers' compensation legislative changes made in the first quarter of 2012. We also recap the most significant court and tribunal rulings and other developments in each jurisdiction.

Unsafe employer fined for abusing off-duty WorkCover inspector; Farmer's death highlights need to maintain and operate machinery to standard; and Employee deserved right of reply to "negative" survey results.

Queensland Code of Practice breach led to fatality; Third employer fined heavily for Melbourne scaffold collapse; Regulators investigating gate death and third excavator incident; and Essential safety news from ACT, NSW and WA.

Regulator missed chance to change fatal safety attitude; Workers' comp fraudsters ordered to repay more than $40k; and Collision-avoidance devices could become mandatory for Queensland mines.

Induction flaw ends in death plunge and $250k fine; Employer placed on bond after worker killed by unguarded machine; and Harmonisation guides for major hazard facilities and Queensland rural sector released.