JR: rejection of an enforceable undertaking following the death of a worker
Wilmar Sugar Pty Ltd v Blackwood QSC 180 Douglas J The application concerned a statutory order of review pursuant…...
Category: OHS
OHS: wide, wide as the ocean are the powers under s.155 WHS Act
Perilya Limited v Nash NSWSC 706 Further to the earlier post about the powers of inspectors when entering a…...
11 kegs of beer fuelled work explosion and severe burns to apprentice
Canny v Primepower Engineering Pty Ltd WADC 81 In a Western Australian decision flowing from a session of heavy drinking…...
OHS: Powers of inspectors when entering a workplace after an incident
Hunter Quarries Pty Ltd v State of New South Wales (Department of Trade & Investment) NSWSC 1580 On 1…...
OHS: Madgwick factors & guilty plea discount
Comcare v John Holland Pty Ltd FCA 1191 Siopis J helpfully analysed the competing interests when dealing with a…...
“One Stop” Qld Govt Workers’ Comp & Safety Site
The Queensland government launched on 3 November 2014 a “one-stop shop” for workers’ compensation and safety matters (www.worksafe.qld.gov.au). Merging the web sites and…...
Scattergun approach causing turbid and turgid turn of phrase
Bell v Hendry & Ors ICQ 018 Martin J concurred with the original decision and found the complaint under…...
FOCUS: WORKPLACE HEALTH & SAFETY QUARTERLY
In this issue: we look at the circumstances surrounding the prosecution of a business for using hazardous chemicals; the courts move…...
OHS: complaints and amendments
Karimbla Construction Services Pty Ltd v President of the Industrial Court QSC 56 Administrative law – Prerogative writs and orders…...
OHS: model laws regulation impact review
I refer you to the Media Release by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet: On 30 June 2014,…...