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An Amendment Bill extending the offence of industrial manslaughter to Queensland's resources sector, with tougher financial penalties than under the WHS Act, has passed Parliament, and will commence on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

Coronavirus controls and restrictions have been stepped up across the country, with exemptions for certain workplaces and workers, while the ACTU's "name and fame" list of businesses providing special paid sick leave to staff is rapidly growing.

Laws establishing a new safety regulator and transferring "serious" resources cases to the Work Health and Safety Prosecutor have passed in Queensland, with amendments. Meanwhile, a timely Bill mandating vaccinations for healthcare workers has passed in Victoria.

• New WHS fines, bans and threshold for silica confirmed in NSW;
  
• SWA releases 30 new work health monitoring guides; and
  
• New on-the-spot fines for rest-break breaches introduced.

• NSW tweaks WHS Codes, investigates deaths, releases RTW paper;
  
• Work operations suspended, as safety laws amended for Qld DV victims; and
  
• Strategies for tackling musculoskeletal disorders released in WA.

The Queensland Government has introduced laws extending the offence of industrial manslaughter and $13 million-plus fines to the resources sector, and providing employment security to those in safety critical management roles. Victoria has announced plans to lengthen jail terms for workplace manslaughter - five months ahead of the new offence's start date.

• Directors' WHS breaches injured boy on amusement device;
  
• Mobile phone distraction fines increase by 150% next week; and
  
• Worker killed by inadvertent crane operation.

• Proposed manslaughter laws to boost industry compliance: lawyer; and
  
• New safety Codes and methane rules commence in Qld.

• Presumptive PTSD compensation introduced in second state;
  
• National transport safety amendments made, and proposed; and
  
• Four sets of electricity and rail safety regulations commence in Vic.

A PCBU that made a half-hearted attempt to comply with three improvement notices has been prosecuted and fined $24,000. Meanwhile, workplace safety regulations for using equipment in non-explosive atmospheres have been simplified in Queensland.