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Unsafe employer and workers' comp fraudster fined in Victoria; and Essential safety news from eight jurisdictions.

A former CEO who injured his neck at Melbourne Airport during a work trip, after playing golf in Sydney for four hours, has been denied workers' compensation, with a magistrate finding the game substantially interrupted the trip.

Injured worker's wife convicted of workers' comp fraud; Repeat OHS offender fined $70k; NSW releases void-safety video as Queenslander dies in fall; and Asbestos detected in mining product.

A Victorian medical panel acted unreasonably in finding a worker no longer had a serious back injury based on surveillance footage. The Supreme Court found it failed to let the worker explain the inconsistencies between the footage and her medical history.

A Victorian employer has failed to convince the Court of Appeal that a young injured worker - who can neither sit nor stand "for any significant length of time" - can perform light duties such as traffic controlling.

A Victorian worker who sued his parents after suffering a back injury while working at their tobacco farm has had his contributory-negligence calculation reduced from 70 to 20 per cent in the Supreme Court.

The Victorian WorkCover Authority is entitled to recover damages obtained by an injured worker in the Commonwealth jurisdiction, to prevent double dipping, the Supreme Court has ruled.

A Victorian employer that failed to properly instruct or monitor security contractors has been found primarily responsible for a security guard's injuries. Also in this article, the Queensland Supreme Court has rejected a security guard's claim that his injuries were caused by insufficient staff numbers.

In a decision described by the High Court as ironic, a Victorian worker's claim that a WorkCover medical panel failed to give adequate reasons for its assessment of his degenerative condition has been rejected.

A Victorian employer, which neglected to inspect cables before an electrical contractor was injured while working on them, is not required to cover WorkCover's payments to the contractor, the Supreme Court has ruled.