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Safe Work Australia has launched the public consultation process for the review of the model WHS laws, posing 37 questions for discussion and pointing to the reasons why industrial manslaughter provisions weren't included in the Act.

• Safety and workers' comp changes take effect in NSW;
  
• Proposed national road rules affect heavy vehicle sector;
  
• WHS Regulations amended in NT; and
  
• Workplace safety mergers implemented in WA.

• Series of WHS developments announced in NSW; and
  
• GHS exemptions revealed for NT.

• Modernised WHS laws postponed in WA;
  
• Blood-test Bill passes in NT; and
  
• Electrical, truck and fume alerts issued.

• Safety controls encouraged for Fatality Free Friday;
  
• Vic initiatives tackle bullying and PTSD; and
  
• New safety laws to protect police and others in NT.

• Safety overhaul reduces "fear of prosecution" in SA;
  
• WHS amendments commence in the NT today; and
  
• NZ's new work safety Act takes effect.

• NSW amends heavy vehicle safety regulations;
  
• Qld launches truck-safety plan as NT drug rules commence;
  
• Qld's mirror marine safety laws get green light; and
  
• SA amends radiation regulations.

• More workers' comp changes commence in NSW;
  
• Rail and road safety changes take effect in NSW and NT;
  
• Qld introduces safer nurse-to-patient ratios; and
  
• SWA makes 430 changes to hazardous substances lists.

Another jurisdiction has proposed amending its mirror WHS Act to reduce union-entry and HSR powers, despite acknowledging that there is "little if any" evidence of these powers being abused.

• Employers warned of new high-risk work licence scam;
  
• NT workers' comp Bill passes with expanded firefighter benefits; and
  
• NT amends drug testing provisions of Rail Safety Regulations.