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  • Letter to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on harmonisation of OHS laws

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    07 Dec 2009

    In this letter, AICD, Business Council of Australia, Australian Bankers Association and Law Council request the Prime Minister to ensure that the model law is applied in each state and territory so harmonisation is achieved. As drafted, the Model Law gives jurisdictions discretion on significant leg...

  • AICD submission to Safe Work Australia on Safe Work Act 2009 Model Safe Work Provisions

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    06 Nov 2009

    AICD has made a submission to Safe Work Australia in relation to the Safe Work Act 2009 (Model Safe Work Provisions). AICD supports stringent OH&S laws with appropriate penalties and welcomes a number of aspects of the new provisions. In this submission AICD comments on 3 matters of concern - th...

  • National human rights consultation

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    12 Jun 2009

    AICD welcomes the opportunity to participate in the National Human Rights Consultation. The protection and promotion of human rights is a question of national importance for all Australians. We have focussed our comments on those matters relating to directors including the personal liability of dire...

  • National Review into model Occupational Health and Safety Laws

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    14 Jul 2008

    AICD's answers to the specific questions posed by the review (see submission below) are underpinned by the following key principles:         laws should be uniform mutuality of obligation between employers and employees burden of proof should not be reversed ...