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From 1 July, failing to preserve a serious workplace incident site will be an indictable offence with high fines, while limitation periods for launching safety prosecutions could be extended or bypassed, under a 30-page OHS Bill introduced in Victoria.

• ABCC releases two-step Code-compliance test;
  
• Marine Bill extends work safety duties in Vic; and
  
• Fatality toll jumps by 18 in a month.

• Proposed quad bans and restrictions extended after latest fatality;
  
• Synthetic cannabinoid ban announced in Victoria; and
  
• Greater work flexibility urged for Women's Day.

• ABCC promises Code-compliance assessments;
  
• Dangerous goods laws amended in Vic and Tas;
  
• NSW abolishes safety regulator; and
  
• Anti-violence strategies introduced in ACT and Vic.

• Asbestos and rigging rules waived in NSW and Vic; and
  
• Employers fined over fall and teenager's injuries.

• Safety-recall laws and other Bills progress in Vic; and
  
• SA and Qld step up action against unsafe foams.

• OHS-style duties announced for environment laws in Vic;
  
• Company and director fined over forged asbestos reports; and
  
• "Fit notes" now mandatory in SA.

Fines for failing to comply with OHS record-keeping obligations could be increased, under legislative amendments flagged in the Victorian Government's response to the Fiskville inquiry.

The abolition of the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal contributed to unsafe practices identified in the recent labour-hire inquiry, the Victorian Government has claimed in launching a review of contractor laws.

• Safety-recall powers extended in Vic; and
  
• Major workers' comp changes introduced in Tas.