Under the WHS Act (and model WHS laws), ‘due diligence’ is defined as an officer taking various ‘reasonable steps’, including keeping up-to-date with the PCBU’s work health and safety matters, gaining an understanding of the its operations and related hazards and ensuring ...
However, other harmonised WHS jurisdictions, such as Western Australia have already introduced this offence. Victoria (while not a harmonised WHS jurisdiction) had already introduced the offence of workplace manslaughter in its Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic) in July 2020. Other changes...
Acting for Western Power in a prosecution related to the new discrimination provisions under the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WA). Advising ALTRAC in relation to a fatal incident involving a member of the public on the Sydney Light Rail. Lawyers Leading associ...
The Work Health and Safety Bill 2019 (WA) has passed the upper house of the Western Australian Parliament following some intensive debate over the last few weeks.