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TUE
3:18PM

High adverse action fines inevitable in safety cases

The recent Federal Court decision involving a Visy HSR should remind employers that courts will "always" impose hefty deterrence penalties in safety-related adverse action cases, an OHS lawyer says.


THU
12:17PM

Consult HSRs on "big ticket items"

Employers get more value from their health and safety reps if they consult them on "big ticket items", such as the development of safety management systems, rather than leaving such decisions entirely up to senior managers, the Comcare National Conference in Canberra has heard.


TUE
3:54PM

Visy and manager handed high adverse action penalties

A Victorian employer and one of its managers have been handed high-range adverse action fines, after they suspended and issued a final warning to an HSR because he tagged as unsafe two defective forklifts, and then sought to "disguise" their motives in the Federal Court.


MON
3:40PM

THU
3:58PM

Safety rep powers reduced under Qld mine plan

Safety and health reps could be blocked from suspending unsafe work, while all contractors will be covered by site safety management systems, under a plan to overhaul Queensland's mine safety laws.


THU
3:52PM


WED
2:31PM

HSR fairly dismissed for aggression

A health and safety rep, who was accused of repeatedly pushing an office door into his manager, was fairly dismissed, a Fair Work Commission full bench has ruled in finding the manager had no reason to lie about the incident.


THU
3:58PM

"Difficulty" with PIN provisions identified in model WHS Act

The Fair Work Commission has identified a "difficulty" in the model WHS Act's rules on provisional improvement notices, in finding it has no jurisdiction to review an employer's decision to "take down" a PIN issued by a health and safety rep.


TUE
3:14PM

Legislation and cases update - Q2 2013

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.

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