New era for mining safety regulation in Queensland
Queensland’s new mining safety laws came into effect this week, with executives facing up to 20 years’ jail if workers die because of their criminal
July 1, 2020
Queensland’s new mining safety laws came into effect this week, with executives facing up to 20 years’ jail if workers die because of their criminal
New mine safety laws passed in Queensland Parliament today, with executives facing up to 20 years’ jail if Queensland mine and quarry workers die because
The miners’ union has called on the Queensland Government to bring forward the passage of new laws extending industrial manslaughter offences to the state’s mining
The Mine Managers’ Association of Australia (MMAA) says it has never seen an issue elicit such ‘angst and ire’ among members as the Mineral and
Senior officials from CFMEU Mining & Energy will argue against any exemptions for on-site mining executives under new industrial manslaughter laws when they appear before
The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has raised concerns that proposed industrial manslaughter laws will decrease the safety culture in the mining industry. It is pushing for
A key union says planned industrial manslaughter laws should apply to all who work in mining, challenging coal company arguments that senior on-site managers should
Major mining houses are fighting to exclude senior on-site executives from the penalties of new industrial manslaughter legislation.Submissions are now being taken for the Mineral
A key mining union has welcomed the introduction of a Bill to Queensland Parliament to extend industrial manslaughter laws to the state’s resources industry. The
Laws introduced into Parliament today would see executives facing up to 20 years in jail if Queensland mine and quarry workers die because of their
The threat of significant jail time is a necessary part of new industrial manslaughter legislation for the Queensland resources sector, the CFMEU says.CFMEU Mining and
The offence of industrial manslaughter will be introduced for mining deaths under legislation to go before Queensland Parliament in 2020.Mines and Energy Minister Anthony Lynham