Australia Split with Industrial Manslaughter

Victoria now joins the ACT (under the Crimes Act) and Queensland in having specific workplace or industrial manslaughter laws in place. The Northern Territory has also introduced a WHS Amendment Bill creating the offence of industrial manslaughter while NSW has introduced a WHS Amendment Bill.   Determining factors of suicide could be a problem. Victorian Workplace [...]

By |2019-12-03T13:17:48+11:00December 1st, 2019|Legal, WHS / OHS|Comments Off on Australia Split with Industrial Manslaughter

Industrial manslaughter laws passed in NT

By: workplaceohs 2 Dec 2019 The Northern Territory Legislative Assembly has passed the Territory’s first industrial manslaughter laws, creating a new offense to protect the safety of workers. The new law will ensure all businesses, regardless of the business size, face the same level of penalty if reckless or negligent conduct has caused a workplace [...]

By |2019-12-03T13:17:41+11:00November 30th, 2019|Legal, WHS / OHS, Worksafe|Comments Off on Industrial manslaughter laws passed in NT
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