Occupational health and safety

  • Advice on obligations
  • Investigations
  • Dealing with WorkCover
  • Representation for prosecutions
  • Directors’ and managers’ liability

Occupational health and safety laws impose obligations on business, which if not complied with, can result in criminal prosecutions and significant penalties. PCC Lawyers' have the expertise to deal with all aspects of occupational health and safety issues, including advising on health and safety obligations as well as devising proactive compliance strategies.

PCC Lawyers also has experience in giving an organisation immediate assistance after an incident when the organisation’s response can have significant implications for the liability of both the organisation and its officers and senior managers. We have experience guiding organisations through investigations by regulatory bodies and representing and defending clients who have been prosecuted and appearing at coronial inquests.

Law update : Occupational health and safety

Workers Compensation for injury at private party

Is an employer responsible for an employee’s injury which occurs at a private party held on work premises? The NSW Workers Compensation Commission (‘the Commission’) has recently answered “yes” to this question, in circumstances where the injured employee’s attendance at the party was motivated by work.

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Model Workplace Health and Safety Laws

Different occupational health and safety (OHS) laws are currently in place in each State and Territory in Australia. As part of developing a seamless national economy and reforming OHS, the federal government has, with the cooperation of each of the States and Territories, initiated the process of “harmonising” OHS laws. Once the harmonisation process is complete, there will be uniform OHS laws throughout Australia.

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