Occupational Health and Safety

Workers Compensation for injury at private party

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Written by Jennifer Sant | 05 September 2011
Posted in Occupational Health and Safety

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

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11 March 2010
Posted in Occupational Health and Safety

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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Landmark High Court decision on OHS prosecutions in NSW

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17 February 2010
Posted in Occupational Health and Safety

The High Court of Australia has quashed convictions against an employer and a director in a decision that has far reaching implications for OHS prosecutions in NSW and throughout Australia.

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