Tag: Interpersonal Exclusion
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The judicial pivot on injury valuation—the multi-jurisdictional penalty multiplier
For multi-state operators and corporate insurers, predicting financial exposure following a workplace fatality has historically been handled by localising risk based on state borders. If an incident occurred in Queensland, safety executives reviewed historical Queensland judgments to forecast the likely statutory penalty. This approach assumed that regional legal trends would insulate a business from the…
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Anti-bullying jurisdictional climax: The FWC issues interpersonal exclusion orders
Since the Fair Work Commission (FWC) assumed its anti-bullying jurisdiction on 1 January 2014, safety professionals have closely monitored its rulings to understand the boundaries of its powers. In a landmark development, the tribunal reached a major enforcement milestone, issuing its first comprehensive set of substantive anti-bullying orders to resolve a bitter, long-running industrial relations…