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Three employees of WorkCover NSW's licensing unit have admitted to improperly issuing more than 2,500 certificates of competency, an ICAC sitting heard today.
NSW's industrial manslaughter bill has passed through both houses of Parliament, but it will be reviewed within three years, following a last-minute amendment.
A labourer who was injured less than a month after obtaining sole trader registration has been deemed a worker for compensation purposes, because there was no history of his carrying on a business.
Queensland's Industrial Court has upheld a ruling that where WorkCover fails to provide reasons for rejecting a claim, the time limit for seeking a review does not start.
The NT Work Health Court has ordered an employer to pay interim benefits to a worker who refused to participate in a return to work program, despite accepting that his action was probably not reasonable.
Mining employees who refused to work because there was no doctor nearby to provide medical assistance in emergencies have been ordered to resume their normal duties.
A recent prosecution in the SA Industrial Relations Court highlights the importance of guarding all trapping points on machinery - including those that have no reason to be accessed.
