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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.

Western Australia has replaced the term "harmonisation" with "modernisation" to describe the drafting of new WHS laws for its resources sector, suggesting the laws will differ considerably from those in other jurisdictions. Meanwhile, the State mining regulator has released new guidelines and fatality reports.

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.

OHS changes cut compliance costs in Victoria; WA handed power to contest unsafe industrial action; Stewart-Crompton reviewing SA's mirror WHS Act; Heavy vehicle operators face new penalty regime in NSW; and Long-load road rules amended in Tasmania.

Safety-undertaking pool tops $24m in Qld; Vic and Tas flag mandatory jail time for assaults on police; and WA considering exemptions to successful sentencing regime.

Employer fined for injury on poorly designed machine; Cootes faces further charges for unsafe heavy vehicles; Employers urged to secure outdoor worksites in adverse weather after death; Tradies ignoring aches and pains urged to improve health; and Mandatory asbestos training laws come into effect next week.

Rules for safety plans and high-risk work change in Victoria; and NSW Labor promises to push for anti-bullying laws.