The final report of the review into Model OHS Law in Australia has been released. As usual Deacons law firm is the first to provide an analysis of the major recommendations of the report.
Over the next week there will be a flurry of activity from, particularly, the labour law firms but the rush is unnecessary. The timetable for when change becomes a reality is well over 12 months away and the global financial crisis has thrown political timetables to the winds.
The timetable for Australia’s emissions trading scheme are becoming vague, state elections are perhaps being brought forward, where they can, and, most importantly, the business sector will be protesting long and hard on any regulation that may increase their costs. If ever there was a time for safety professionals and associations to be campaigning on the truth that safety decreases operating costs in the long term, that time is now.
Judge leaders by how they react in a crisis not in the easy times.