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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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Changes to Queensland's Work Health and Safety Legislation

On 21 March 2024, the Queensland Parliament passed the Work Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 ...

April 22, 2024

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First Victorian industrial manslaughter decision

Victoria’s first industrial manslaughter decision pursuant to section 39G of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004...

April 09, 2024

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WHS Law Briefing: February 2024

Welcome to our WHS Law Briefing. This briefing identifies key issues and emerging trends in WHS law, and details the sig...

February 26, 2024

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Managing the risks of concussions in contact sports: A Senate inquiry

In recent years, evidence of the link between concussions and repeated head trauma sustained in contact sports, and the ...

November 26, 2023

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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

Health and safety law
Employment-and-labour-office-AdobeStock_59733036

Publication

Changes to Queensland's Work Health and Safety Legislation

On 21 March 2024, the Queensland Parliament passed the Work Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 ...

April 22, 2024

Employment and labor
workplaceinsider-image

Publication

First Victorian industrial manslaughter decision

Victoria’s first industrial manslaughter decision pursuant to section 39G of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004...

April 09, 2024

Health and safety law
Workplace-work-safety-employment-labor-harness-AdobeStock_208704455

Publication

WHS Law Briefing: February 2024

Welcome to our WHS Law Briefing. This briefing identifies key issues and emerging trends in WHS law, and details the sig...

February 26, 2024

Employment and labor
Sports-field-football-soccer-AdobeStock_623728027

Publication

Managing the risks of concussions in contact sports: A Senate inquiry

In recent years, evidence of the link between concussions and repeated head trauma sustained in contact sports, and the ...

November 26, 2023

Employment and labor
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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.