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• Future of Safe Rates Tribunal under review;
  
• Two jurisdictions adopt new heavy vehicle safety manual;
  
• High OHS standards urged for "sharing economy" in Tas; and
  
• Range of safety and RTW developments announced in SA.

• New mine safety and heavy vehicle laws commence in Victoria;
  
• ARPANSA's safety powers expanded; and
  
• Red-tape reduction Bill passes in ACT.

• Two employers and director found guilty of asbestos breaches;
  
• Prime contractor, consignor and driver fined for safety breaches; and
  
• Five WHS Codes of Practice amended in ACT.

• Discriminatory text messages lead to $10k damages bill;
  
• WorkSafe Victoria appoints CEO and launches claims app; and
  
• ACT Bill amends workers' comp Act and other legislation.

• Seacare and "exit contributions" Bills progress;
  
• ACT passes asbestos Bill and applauds safety improvements;
  
• Asbestos levy cut by 12.5 per cent in Tasmania;
  
• ACCC recalling unsafe disposable respirators; and
  
• Alerts issued after bike death and overloaded-truck incident.

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

• Unions step up defence of asbestos lump sum payments; and
  
• ACT adopts model WHS asbestos laws and additional provisions.

• Both personal and process safety must be measured, regulator warns; and
  
• New jurisdiction welcomed to national rail safety regime.

The inadvertent use of asbestos-containing materials is likely to increase as employers turn to the internet to source cheaper materials, according to the ACT Work Safety Commissioner, who has also outlined measures being put in place to ensure the safe demolition of more than 1000 "Mr Fluffy" buildings.

Axing recess-injury cover high on Government agenda; and WHS amendments take effect in the ACT tomorrow.