New safety laws have taken effect in most jurisdictions this month, while some planned regulations have been scrapped.
A new paper from the Northern Territory has questioned whether the costs of the model WHS legislation's provisions on principal contractors and audiometric testing outweigh the benefits.
Another jurisdiction conducting double WHS review; Regulator targeting concrete companies as heavy vehicle trauma report released; Safety incidents cause one farm death per week; and Alerts and other safety news issued in four jurisdictions.
SA asked to comment on second harmonisation review; WHS transitional arrangements extended in NT; and Safe Rates Tribunal targets new industry.
Stakeholders in the harmonised states and territories are being asked to comment on whether the model WHS laws should be amended to include stricter entry rules and less prescriptive regulations - but they've been given just days to do so.
Nine more draft model WHS Codes of Practice - including those covering scaffolding, forklifts and plant supply - have been dumped in favour of guidance material.
In its first anti-bullying decisions, the Fair Work Commission has rejected two applications because the alleged bullying victims didn't pay their filing fees. Meanwhile, the Northern Territory has convicted 121 people under new laws aimed at protecting workers from violence.
In this update, OHS Alert examines all the important OHS and workers' comp legislative changes made in the second quarter of 2013. We also recap the most significant court and tribunal rulings and other developments in each jurisdiction.
Anti-bullying plan passes through Senate unchanged; Inquiry into WorkCover NSW bullying gets green light; NT waiting on industry feedback before committing to more model Codes; and Queensland dive safety laws change today.
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