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The new Western Australian Government could amend its draft WHS laws to include union-led prosecutions and 20-year jail terms for recklessness, and attempt to block the expansion of the Comcare scheme, Labor Party policy documents show.
Harmonised rail safety laws will apply in every state and territory within four months, after a mirror National Law Bill passed Queensland Parliament last night.
Few employers will maintain high WHS standards if Australia continues on its path of inconsistent sentencing and prioritising encouragement over sanctions, leading health and safety lawyer Michael Tooma has warned.
Two company directors could be jailed for up to five years, after they and their respective businesses became the first entities charged with reckless conduct under Queensland's WHS laws.
The model Work Health and Safety Regulations are being amended to reduce the accepted levels of a toxic substance in fumes and workers' blood, after WHS ministers agreed to the changes.
NSW WHS stakeholders are being asked to comment on whether to retain union-initiated safety prosecutions, and on the utility of the State's 20 pre-harmonisation Codes of Practice, as part of a mandatory statutory review.
Individuals could lose the protection against self-incrimination in the WHS Act in South Australia, with a mandatory review examining whether the unique provisions of the State's mirror Act adversely affect its operation.
OHS laws in Victoria could be amended to adopt the national model WHS Act's PCBU framework and broad definition of worker, under one of 35 recommendations for the labour-hire industry tabled in Parliament today.
The Federal Government has introduced laws extending the WHS Act to seafarers, limiting the power of provisional improvement notices, and clarifying that the Act applies to non-Commonwealth upstream duty holders.
