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This section provides news and information on HIA's position in relation to current moves for national harmonisation of workplace safety laws, along with activities and proposals by states and territories to update current codes of practice, regulations and standards.

Current at: 21 May 2010
National housing falls code declared
On 29 April 2010, the Safe Work Australia (SWA) members agreed by majority to declare the National Code of Practice for the Prevention of Falls in Housing Construction (‘the Code’)
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Current at: 08 February 2010
High Court of Australia overturns the NSW Workcover OHS Regime
On 3 February 2010 the High Court of Australia handed down a landmark decision in the case of Kirk v Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales [2010] HCA 1. This decision has completely overturned the current NSW system of OHS prosecutions and fully vindicates HIA’s past submissions that the NSW OHS law was fundamentally unfair to employers.
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