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• Title corporations exempted from NSW WHS Regulation; and
  
• Alerts and worker village guide released in NSW and WA.

The recent conviction of a company director over a fatality places a "more onerous expectation" on officers than previously thought required under the due diligence provisions of the WHS Act, according to leading safety lawyer Michael Tooma.

New safety regulations for the NSW mining and petroleum industries take effect today, completing the harmonisation of WHS laws for the State resources sector.

• NSW completes harmonisation of WHS laws for resources sector;
  
• Opposition Bill reverses Court of Appeal's lump sum ruling; and
  
• Expiry date for Queensland safety regulations postponed.

NSW has updated seven of its mirror WHS Codes of Practice to reflect changes that Safe Work Australia made to the model versions of the documents earlier this year.

• Five WHS Codes for mining take effect in NSW;
  
• NHVR extends fatigue-diary exemption and amends auditing rules; and
  
• NT releases safety guide for seafood workers, says days of ignored lunchroom posters are over.

NSW's mirror WHS Regulation has been amended to make it more consistent with the model Regulations, to give WorkCover the power to issue on-the-spot fines for certain asbestos-related offences, and to increase prescribed fees.

• Crane designer fined for safety breach in WA first;
  
• New harmonised mining and rail laws start in NSW; and
  
• New report shows work death toll much higher than predicted.

The final quarter of 2014 was a busy three months for workplace health and safety and workers' compensation, with major legislative changes and other developments in all jurisdictions. What did you miss?

New safety laws have taken effect in most jurisdictions this month, while some planned regulations have been scrapped.