SafeWork NSW: Their Compliance and Enforcement Tools
SafeWork NSW has a number of tools in its compliance and enforcement toolbox. Those tools range from giving advice or guidance up to...
How SafeWork NSW Decides on Compliance & Enforcement Action
If a SafeWork NSW Inspector found evidence of a breach of WHS laws in a workplace, the SafeWork Inspector’s next step would be...
4 Compelling Reasons to Document Consultation
Is it mandatory to document your consultation? The Consultation Code of Practice at page 10 points out that: “Consultation with workers...
Where Did WorkCover’s Functions Go?
As from the 1st September 2015 the functions of WorkCover NSW have been taken over by 3 separate government bodies. You may have wondered...
Election of HSRs and Committee Members - 26 July 2015
Has your HSR’s term of office expired? HSRs are elected for a period of 3 years at which time another election for the position of HSR...
Supreme Court Decides WorkCover Has Broad, Information-Gathering, Coercive Powers
The recent decision by the NSW Supreme Court (Perilya Limited v Nash (2015) NSWSC 706) clarifies and reveals the broad powers that...