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Businesses and public authorities covered by the Commonwealth jurisdiction's WHS laws could soon face the toughest WHS penalties in the country, under a major amendment Bill that will also introduce presumptive workers' compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder.

A worker who was injured during a car trip between home and work was injured "in the course of carrying out the duties of her employment" because she was transporting a suitcase of files between two offices at the time, an appeals bench has ruled.

• "Most egregious" injury fraudster jailed for 22 months; and
  
• High-risk licence fraud prompts reminder of WHS obligations.

A major employer has failed to block a worker from pursuing compensation for conditions allegedly linked to a workplace incident that occurred 24 years ago, with a tribunal describing the man's new evidence as "very persuasive".

An employer has been deemed vicariously liable for the actions of a worker who negligently failed to safely reverse a forklift, causing a collision that injured one of his colleagues.

A worker's 18 grounds of appeal against an injury ruling have been dismissed, with a court upholding findings that he was not bullied by his managers and all the cited management actions taken against him were reasonable.

A tribunal has found that while workplace factors only made up one-tenth of the contributing factors to a worker's psychological condition, his employment was still a "significant" contributor.

• WHS insurance bans and other changes introduced in Tas; and
  
• Presumptive cancer Bill applauded for world-first development.

A commission has rejected an employer's contentions that: a "violent and painful" work incident could not have caused a worker's stress disorder; and her ability to undertake "suitable duties" not long after the incident blocked her incapacity claim.

• Safety fines top $600k after post-fatality breaches; and
  
• "Duty to provide work" overhauled in draft SA RTW Bill.