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Labour hire employers "vulnerable" under tougher industrial manslaughter regime

The Federal Government's proposed industrial manslaughter laws will see businesses and senior officers face much tougher penalties, but until a prosecution occurs they're unlikely to prompt much change, an employment law specialist says.

The new industrial manslaughter offence in the Closing Loopholes Bill, if passed, will be added to the Commonwealth Work Health and Safety Act 2011, and will apply to Federal Government departments and certain businesses self-insured under the Comcare scheme...