Urgent Move Needed on Industrial Manslaughter Laws
The Tasmanian Greens reiterate our calls for the government to urgently move to make industrial manslaughter an offence in Tasmania.
The Tasmanian Greens reiterate our calls for the government to urgently move to make industrial manslaughter an offence in Tasmania.
As far as I can determine, this is the first bill that has been introduced to implement recommendations from the Boland Review.
Correspondence from WorkSafe Tasmania makes it clear the Covid pandemic, and responsibilities for businesses, are not over
The act is unambiguous in sections 17 and 19, about an employer's responsibility to eliminate risks to health and safety as far as is reasonably practicable.
The premise of the police offences amendments is flawed, is false in fact, in the context of workers safety on worksites as a result of peaceful protests.
The court was also told the employee received no training regarding the hazards of unguarded belts.
Can you please tell me what was the result of WorkSafe Tasmania's investigation? Has Tassal been fined or has there been any other enforcement actions taken?
Attorney-General, I want to take you to the Integrity Commission Report 1 of 2021, dated 24 August 2021.
I want to place on the record an assessment of the veracity of our respective media releases.
The Integrity Commission report tabled yesterday contained allegations from the CEO of WorkSafe.