An anti-coal protestor was penalised for suspending himself from bulk-handling equipment in North Queensland. Bowen Magistrates Court released Paul Jukes on an 18-month, $1000 good behaviour bond...
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A careless workplace culture is to blame for a dead Central Queensland employee, an independent regulator said. Fairfield Quarry’s “complacency” and “inadequate...
A multinational resources company cannot lawfully lock-out employees based on individual medical decisions, a judge ruled. BHP has been ordered to stop banning unvaccinated workers from entering the...
A multinational resources company gave outsourced employees an ultimatum: Either move to a different mine site or leave for good. BHP recently ordered 80 Mount Arthur Coal Mine labour hire workers to...
FOCUS: Methane Events & Labour Hire engagement in Safety The Queensland Government established the Board of Inquiry (Board) in May 2020 after a serious accident at the Grosvenor mine, and a...
A prison sentence recently handed down to a company director in the Magistrates Court serves as a timely reminder that regulators are willing to seek, and courts are increasingly willing to impose...
Whether a private employer can direct its employees to be vaccinated is a multi-faceted issue and one that will clearly emerge over the forthcoming months. Partner of Law firm Hall & Willcox...
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The Australian Institute of Health & Safety has implemented a range of initiatives which are designed to build clarity about the work of WHS practitioners, strengthen education and learning, grow...
Charges laid against BMA and its former Saraji Mine Production Overburden Manager over the death of miner Allan Houston have alleged that the leading miner failed to meet a range of obligations...
One of the most serious breaches of workplace health and safety laws involves reckless conduct. In most states, including Queensland, reckless conduct that exposes an employee to a risk of death or...
Queensland lawyers have welcomed the new Queensland mine health and safety laws. Maurice Blackburn State Managing Principal Rod Hodgson has welcomed the introduction of industrial manslaughter laws...
