On 22 October 2019, the Queensland Parliament passed legislation amending the workers’ compensation scheme in Queensland. The Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation and Other Legislation...
Category - LEGAL SPEAK
Dr Ray Parkin OAM shares his thoughts on the impacts of Legal Privilege on mine safety practice and the potential legal privilege implications as industrial manslaughter laws are introduced by the...
A recent case of the Fair Work Commission involving two BHP workers reportedly punching a ‘noticeably drunk’ supervisor in the face at the Moranbah Bowls Club has highlighted the...
On Friday 19 November 2010, a methane explosion caused a tragedy at New Zealand’s Pike River Coal Mine resulting in the deaths of 29 workers. Dr Carlos Sorentino examines what role poor corporate...
In the wake of the recent bushfires, employers are often left wondering what they should do in respect of employee entitlements. Here are some key question and answers on managing employee...
An inquest into the death of a mine worker at the Mount Lyell mine in Tasmania will resume almost six years after the tragic mining accident. 53-year-old Michael Welsh died when his loader was caught...
Cooper Grace Ward’s Litigation team highlights a recent court decision on a slip incident that mining work environments don’t need to be pristine. In Davies v Whitehaven Coal Mining...
Mike Baldwin (Special Counsel) and Mike Morgan (Legal Intern) of Kott Gunning share their thoughts on WA’s move towards Harmonisation of Work Health & Safety Law. WA is finally getting on...
The Queensland Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 (Qld) is currently in the public consultation phase. The amendments proposed by the Bill will have a...
Belinda Winter from Cooper Grace Ward shares her thoughts on the NT Government’s proposed industrial manslaughter provisions. The Northern Territory Government has supported the introduction of...
Can big brother be (illegally) watching? Nicola Martin from McCabe Curwood recently discussed the impacts of workplace surveillance on workplaces…and whether it is lawful or appropriate to...
New whistleblower laws will commence in Australia on the 1st July 2019 and many mining employers need to ready their businesses for the changes. Neal Napper & Deanna Constable from Landers and...
