Browsing: WHS decisions (NT)


WED
12:21PM

Induction warning follows WHS fatality fine

A man sleeping in a loading dock would not have been killed if a subcontractor had been inducted in and followed basic operating procedures, a regulator says. Meanwhile, an individual has been fined over a serious safety incident that could have been prevented at little cost.


WED
12:26PM

High Court rules on reach of WHS Act

A PCBU faces a fatality-related fine of up to $1.5 million, after a High Court majority found that Federal civil aviation laws operate within the framework of WHS legislation and other state, territory and Commonwealth laws.


THU
2:38PM

Killed soldier "entitled" to WHS information: coroner

The Australian Defence Force's failure to implement a safety rule recommended after a 2009 fatality - for which it was handed a near-maximum work health and safety fine - contributed to the death of an inexperienced soldier in a live firing exercise, an inquest has found.


FRI
3:41PM

Employers fined $465k, manslaughter laws demanded

In a case prompting renewed calls for industrial manslaughter laws, a PCBU that failed to comply with its own safety management manual or apply available controls has been convicted over a death, while another employer has been fined over a painter's fatal fall.


THU
3:58PM

FRI
3:56PM

MON
3:50PM

High Court to rule on reach of model WHS laws

The High Court will determine whether the harmonised WHS laws extend to all workplaces and operate in conjunction with other legislation that previously "covered the field", after granting a regulator special leave to appeal against the quashing of fatality-related charges.


FRI
2:07PM

TUE
2:12PM

TUE
12:01PM

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