Bulletin - May 2017

Bulletin

QLD - Audit of work health and safety
Changes to planning law for recycling equipment exemptions proposed

QLD - Audit of work health and safety

The QLD government has launched a best practice audit of work health and safety laws, procedures and policies due to several workplace deaths in 2016. The audit will consider if a ‘gross negligence causing death’ offence and an increase in the current penalty levels should be introduced. More

Changes to planning law for recycling equipment exemptions proposed

The NSW Government has proposed changes to the State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008 to allow minor and low impact recycling equipment such as reverse vending machines, to be exempt development not requiring a planning or building approval. The changes aim to support the container deposit scheme and reduce the volume of litter in NSW. More