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New Commonwealth Code of Practice

The Australian Government has recently approved a new Code of Practice – Managing Psychosocial Hazards at Work under sec...

December 02, 2024

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New government, new safety rules

Queensland’s new state government has moved urgently to make changes to the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) (WHS A...

December 02, 2024

Employment and labor
Victorian Inquiry into workplace drug testing

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Victorian Inquiry into workplace drug testing

A Victorian parliamentary inquiry report published in August 2024 concerning workplace drug testing (the Report) contain...

November 20, 2024

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WHS Law Briefing: August 2024

Welcome to our WHS Law Briefing. This Briefing identifies key issues and emerging trends in WHS Law, and details signifi...

August 08, 2024

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An officer’s duty to exercise due diligence: A clarification?

A recent decision of the District Court of New South Wales has clarified the content, nature and extent of an officer’s ...

May 10, 2024

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New Commonwealth Code of Practice

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New Commonwealth Code of Practice

The Australian Government has recently approved a new Code of Practice – Managing Psychosocial Hazards at Work under sec...

December 02, 2024

Health and safety law
Employment-labour-financial-institution-building-generic-office-AdobeStock_242697109

Publication

New government, new safety rules

Queensland’s new state government has moved urgently to make changes to the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) (WHS A...

December 02, 2024

Employment and labor
Victorian Inquiry into workplace drug testing

Publication

Victorian Inquiry into workplace drug testing

A Victorian parliamentary inquiry report published in August 2024 concerning workplace drug testing (the Report) contain...

November 20, 2024

Life sciences and healthcare
Workplace-work-safety-employment-labor-harness-AdobeStock_208704455

Publication

WHS Law Briefing: August 2024

Welcome to our WHS Law Briefing. This Briefing identifies key issues and emerging trends in WHS Law, and details signifi...

August 08, 2024

Employment and labor
Employment-labor-Workplace Health and Safety-AdobeStock_341194470

Publication

An officer’s duty to exercise due diligence: A clarification?

A recent decision of the District Court of New South Wales has clarified the content, nature and extent of an officer’s ...

May 10, 2024

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Sexual and gender based harassment

Preventing sexual and gender based harassment – insights from SafeWork NSW

In our latest episode we speak with SafeWork NSW regarding the SafeWork NSW Code of Practice on sexual and gender based harassment and the significant impact the Code and psychosocial risk management laws are having in achieving change in NSW workplaces.

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Real experiences of implementation - the psychosocial risk management obligations

In this episode, we speak with Endeavour Energy and Laing O’Rourke about their practical approaches to implementation of the psychosocial risk management obligations under the work health and safety regulations.

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Psychosocial Risk

In this episode, we consider the rapidly expanding scope of psychosocial risk management in WHS law.

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An officer’s duty to exercise due diligence

This podcast episode we discuss recent case law defining the scope of the due diligence duties of officers under the WHS Act with barristers Bruce Hodgkinson SC and Nick Read.

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Victoria’s first health and safety manslaughter prosecution

This podcast concerns the recent decision, R v LH Holding Management Pty Ltd & Hanna, of the Supreme Court of Victoria dealing with what is the first prosecution of the new workplace manslaughter laws in that State and we’ll also talk about the advent of industrial manslaughter laws generally and what we might expect in other Australian jurisdictions

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Ep 19: Principal contractor role in a JV or alliance

We explore the role of principal contractors when operating in a joint venture or alliance contract delivery model. These are both common models for the delivery of major construction projects in Australia.

Proposed Victorian Psychosocial Hazards Regulations

Ep 16: Proposed Victorian Psychosocial Hazards Regulations

Our first podcast in the 2022 WHS podcasts series deals with a topic that is becoming increasingly important in the WHS sphere: the management of psychosocial hazards.