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In a 3-2 decision, the High Court has found a Western Australian supplier that failed to implement engineering controls - that might have prevented an incident - was liable for an injury.

Union-led prosecutions and reverse-onus OHS laws in NSW could be jettisoned within weeks, with the State Government introducing a "fast track" harmonisation Bill to Parliament today.

Victoria's average premium rate to remain static; Employer fined for sloppy response to improvement notices; and New Tasmanian asbestos rules and transport guides released.

Proposed changes to Victoria's stalking laws are directed at bullying employees, but could have "flow on implications" for employers, according to a lawyer.

A NSW employer that failed to complete an OHS management plan - because its OHS and production managers were too busy - has been fined $160,000, after the OHS manager was killed in an incident involving an unsafe forklift.

A Victorian worker who believed her employer contacted her too often while she was on sick leave has been awarded compensation for a stress injury, even though her employment was just one of "multiple factors" that contributed to her condition.

Australia's safest employers and workers were announced at a ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra last night.

An external review of WorkCover SA's rehabilitation and compensation scheme has found its "relatively generous" entitlements for injured workers present "an obstacle" to rehabilitation.

A Tasmanian tribunal has found an independent contracting agency that deployed a worker - but denied employing him - could be liable for his injuries.

A Queensland employer has entered a $339,500 enforceable undertaking - even though a fine would have cost it far less - after one of its workers injured his wrist while using a power tool.