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IndustryReferenced in 2 bills
Work Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023
This bill strengthens workplace health and safety laws by giving workers and their representatives more power to address unsafe conditions, making it easier to prosecute the most serious safety breaches, and stopping companies from insuring against safety fines. It implements recommendations from two major reviews of Queensland's work health and safety system.
Environmental Protection (Powers and Penalties) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024
This bill modernises Queensland's environmental protection enforcement by consolidating three types of compliance notices into one 'environmental enforcement order', creating new offences for breaching environmental duties, and requiring polluters to restore contaminated environments. It implements recommendations from an independent review to make environmental regulation more proactive rather than reactive.