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- 10 May 12 Clear signal - harmonisation of rail safety laws on track for 2013 Those with current or soon-to-arise rail safety obligations (including mining expansion projects or resource railway construction) may soon have another piece of safety legislation to wrap their heads around. McCullough Robertson Workplace Relations and Safety lawyer Gillian Holmes explains why
- 10 Apr 12 The winds of change - 'reasonably practicable' defence succeeds A recent decision of the Supreme Court of Western Australia has added to the pool of case law surrounding the definition of ‘reasonably practicable’ and the role of duty holders as the harmonisation of work health and safety regimes continues.
- 29 Mar 12 New obligations in Queensland for body corporate committees under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 As of 1 January 2012, bodies corporate and their committee members in Queensland may have to take further steps to protect workers from health and safety risks under the new Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) (WHSA), with significant penalties for failing to do so. In this article, Partner Cameron Dean and Senior Associate Alex Power look at when the new obligations will apply, and what steps body corporate committees should take to avoid the risk of penalties under the new legislation.
- 21 Feb 12 NSW Codes of Practice - is your workplace using the right ones? To coincide with the commencement of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW) (WHS Act) on 1 January 2012, the WorkCover Authority of New South Wales released 11 new Codes of Practice. Workplace health and safety specialist, Partner, Jeremy Kennedy summarises which codes have been released, which are no longer applicable in New South Wales, and which codes are expected to be released later this year.
- 23 Dec 11 NSW releases WHS Regulations The release of the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (NSW) (WHS Regs) on 16 December 2011 has given businesses less than three weeks to understand and implement the requirements under the new regulations. Workplace health and safety specialist, Partner, Jeremy Kennedy summarises the new regulations and accompanying Codes of Practice.
- 30 Nov 11 New Queensland WHS Regulations and Codes of Practice - are you ready? Workplace health and safety specialist, Partner, Cameron Dean issues a timely reminder and details the new and transitional provisions.
- 27 Oct 11 Despite recent rumours, NSW WHS laws to take effect from 1 January 2012 McCullough Robertson’s workplace health and safety specialist, Jeremy Kennedy, explains why business should act now in preparation for the commencement on 1 January, 2012 of new work health and safety legislation in New South Wales.
- 25 Jul 11 What's new in Work Health and Safety Minerals Council - please click here to view the video. Major changes - please click here to view the video. Officers' Duties - due diligence - please click here to view the video. Incident management - please click here to view the video.
- 2 Jun 11 NSW Work Health and Safety Bill passes through Parliament - the disharmony of harmonisation The pathway towards harmonised national work health and safety legislation by 1 January 2012 took the final step in NSW with passing of the Work Health and Safety Bill 2011 through NSW Parliament yesterday (1 June 2011).
- 27 May 11 Work Health and Safety Bill passed by Queensland Parliament As mentioned in our earlier Alert (11 May 2011), and discussed on Boardroom Radio (12 May 2011), new workplace health and safety laws will come into effect in Queensland as a result of the harmonisation of OHS legislation across the country. The Work Health and Safety Bill was passed by the Queensland Parliament yesterday and will come into force on 1 January 2012.
- 12 May 11 Work Health and Safety overhaul for Queensland - another step towards harmonisation The Work Health and Safety Bill is currently before Parliament. Listen to workplace health and safety law expert and Partner Cameron Dean outline the major changes to existing workplace health and laws on Boardroom Radio.
- 11 May 11 Work Health and Safety Bill before Queensland Parliament - tipped to bring major changes The Work Health and Safety Bill was introduced into the Queensland Parliament last night (10 May 2011). The Bill is at the second reading stage to be debated in a future sitting of the Parliament and will take effect from 1 January 2012. Workplace health and safety law expert and Partner Cameron Dean outlines the major changes to existing workplace health and laws.
- 5 May 11 NSW Parliament introduces Work Health and Safety Bill: major changes to Jurisdiction Partner Jeremy Kennedy provides a summary of the major changes to the NSW workplace health and safety laws with the introduction of the Work Health and Safety Bill (model legislation).
- 4 May 11 Work Health and Safety Bill before NSW parliament tomorrow - tipped to be a major change in Jurisdiction The new Work Health & Safety Bill (based upon the model legislation) will go before the NSW parliament for consideration tomorrow. The main change is expected to be a change of jurisdiction away from the NSW Industrial Relations Commission to the Supreme Court of NSW as a criminal jurisdiction. Other key issues for NSW to be included in the Bill are the adoption of the new duty proposed by the model legislation, removal of the power of unions to prosecute and no reverse onus defence provisions.
- 29 Mar 11 Employers placed on-the-spot in NSW The Workers Compensation Regulation 2010 (NSW) commenced on 1 February 2011 and introduced new penalty notice offence provisions applicable to NSW employers including on-the-spot-fines.
- 21 Mar 11 Forced redundancies back on the table The Code of Practice introduced in August 2007 protecting local government employees from redundancy resulting from council amalgamations has expired. Our team of industrial relations experts, including Cameron Dean and Tim Longwill explain the laws around redundancy.
- 1 Feb 11 After the floods - employment and safety considerations The flooding throughout Queensland has had a major impact on many businesses, so much so that many may not recover. We detail some of the key considerations for businesses after the floods in employment and workplace health and safety matters.
