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Tag: Statutory Demands

  • Extraterritorial Jurisdiction: The Reaching Power of Section 155 Information Notices

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    Drew McGiffert
    673 words
    3–4 minutes

    One of the most powerful administrative mechanisms embedded within the model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act is the regulator’s power to compel the production of documents, objects, and information under Section 155. For several years, multi-state employers and corporate boards attempted to resist these notices by employing traditional jurisdictional strategies, arguing that state-based safety…