Upcoming Safety Event

Alena Titterton writes:
“Implementing A Legal Due Diligence Framework For Your Organisation” will be the topic of a session presented by Michael Tooma and Holly Howison at the Safety Institute of Australia (NSW Division) Inc Safety Conference 2007 on 25 October 2007.
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Importance of a Legal Due Diligence Framework

Holly Howison writes:
Occupational health and safety (OHS) legislation in all states and territories of Australia imposes strict obligations on entities and their directors/managers to ensure that people are not exposed to risks of harm arising from their work activities. The Board of Directors of each entity needs to ensure compliance by their relevant entity with [...]

Charges Against Company Directors Dismissed in Two Cases in the Industrial Court of New South Wales

Katherine Morris and Simone Alphonse write:
In two recent cases, the Industrial Court of New South Wales has dismissed charges against directors for breaches of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 (NSW). In one case, the directors successfully established the defence of not being in a position to influence the conduct of the corporation. In [...]