Tag: Australian Capital Territory
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Overriding the superior courts: The ACT Limitations Amendment and the Fatal Crisis Payment Mandate
The Australian Capital Territory Parliament has passed a major legislative reform package that fundamentally shifts the post-incident compliance landscape for employers and insurers. Through the formal passage of the Workplace Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (No 3), the territory has established a nation-first compulsory fatal crisis payment scheme. This legislative change forces businesses and their insurers…
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The fallacy of subordinated scanning—Why “clean as you go” policies fail the test of active spill engineering
The most persistent, expensive, and structurally ineffective practice within contemporary retail, hospitality, and commercial facilities management remains the absolute reliance on behavioral vigilance to control slip, trip, and fall hazards. For decades, corporate risk registers have featured “clean-as-you-go” policies, instructing floor staff to continuously scan their immediate surroundings for spills, liquid contaminants, or organic waste…