Work Health and Safety Regulation in Australia

Author: Richard Johnstone and Michael Tooma

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ISBN / EAN: 9781760024024
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Stay Compliant and Keep Your Workplace Safe with Work Health and Safety Regulation in Australia.

Work Health and Safety Regulation in Australia provides a comprehensive and up-to-date guide on the complex laws and regulations surrounding workplace health and safety in Australia. The book is written by two leading experts in the field, Richard Johnstone and Michael Tooma, who draw on their extensive experience in advising and representing clients on workplace health and safety issues. The book covers all aspects of the Work Health and Safety Act and Regulations, including the duties of employers and employees, risk management, incident reporting, and compliance and enforcement. It also includes practical guidance and case studies to help readers understand how to apply the regulations in their workplaces, making it an essential resource for anyone involved in workplace health and safety in Australia.

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Work Health and Safety Regulation in Australia explains how Australian work health and safety regulation seeks to meet the challenge of preventing work-related disease, injury and death. Written by two experts in the field, it is a current and practical resource for legal practitioners and students.The book explains the origins of contemporary Australian work health and safety legal regulation, analyses the provisions of the work health and safety statutes; outlines practical issues, including potential difficulties in their application; and makes proposals for law reform.The Model Act, which seeks to harmonise work health and safety regulation in Australia, has been enacted by seven Australian jurisdictions, with an eighth adoption imminent. Not all the adopted WHS Acts are the same – each has provisions that deviate from the Model Act. Johnstone and Tooma provide a useful analysis of the provisions in the Acts that have adopted the Model Act, and the OHS legislation in Victoria which has not adopted the Model Act.