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Case Archive

All OHS legal cases reported in the Daily Digest are stored in this cases archive. Case reports provide updates on key case law developments relating to OHS in the workplace.

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Date	#	Title
22/2/2012	42	Dishonesty over medical certificate — dismissal fair
21/2/2012	41	Workers compensation — cases wrap, 21/02/12
21/2/2012	40	WorkSafe (Vic) prosecutes over crush injury and fall
20/2/2012	39	Failure to identify fall hazard led to refinery death
20/2/2012	38	Guarding offence, while safety issues being addressed
17/2/2012	37	Deficient performance — not bullying complaint — prompted dismissal
17/2/2012	36	Unreasonable application of work rules — unfair dismissal
16/2/2012	35	Workers compensation — cases wrap, 16/02/12
15/2/2012	34	Fatal fall through hole in elevated platform
14/2/2012	33	Failure to ensure safe anchor point before fatal roof work
14/2/2012	32	Is car trip to buy lunch a work-related journey?
13/2/2012	31	Pregnant worker dismissed — compensation and penalty
10/2/2012	30	Agreement dispute resolution procedures should not be bypassed
9/2/2012	29	Injured concreter loses adverse action case
9/2/2012	28	Multi-faceted work relationship was not employment
8/2/2012	27	Failure by labour-hire employer to have defective rig inspected
8/2/2012	26	Compensation and fines — dismissal after miscarriage
7/2/2012	25	Driver’s inattention caused accidents: dismissal not unfair
3/2/2012	24	Individual perpetrator ordered to pay $12,000 over harassment
2/2/2012	23	Safety manager justifiably sacked for violent incident
2/2/2012	22	Community sector — first in equal remuneration catch-up
1/2/2012	21	Prosecutions — SA cases wrap
1/2/2012	20	Leave to seek common law damages for shoulder injury granted
31/1/2012	19	No risk of re-injury for impaired abattoir worker: NSWIRC
31/1/2012	18	Questions on who is a deemed employee
30/1/2012	17	ROE permit suspended over workplace violence
30/1/2012	16	Plant designer failed to carry out risk assessment — appeal fails
25/1/2012	15	Dismissal over faulty repair work justified
25/1/2012	14	Truckie ‘knowingly’ neglected safety duty, dismissal upheld
24/1/2012	13	Workers compensation — case notes, 24/01/12
23/1/2012	12	Court ordered examination by medical specialist
20/1/2012	11	Apprentice cleaning gutters injured in fall from roof
19/1/2012	10	Fines totalling $87.5k for guarding and fall safety offences
19/1/2012	9	Restraint of colleague — overreaction — dismissal justified
18/1/2012	8	Dismissal upheld for ‘death threat’ employee
17/1/2012	7	Wage compensation to meat worker given chop for fighting
17/1/2012	6	Extension of time allowed — post-traumatic stress injury
13/1/2012	5	Electrician invented work incident, dismissal stands
13/1/2012	4	Prosecutions wrap — 13/01/12
11/1/2012	3	Unable to perform duties — justified dismissed
9/1/2012	2	‘Storage’ found to be theft
9/1/2012	1	Victimisation — worker ‘mocked’ over discrimination complaints

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