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2025 Review of NSW WHS Laws

The 10th of June 2025 will mark 5 years since the NSW government introduced revised WHS legislation that prohibited insurance from indemnifying penalties imposed under that law. SUA sat down with Alicia Mataere from Holman Webb lawyers to discuss what impact this change has had. The major change of note has been the diversification in [...]
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Workplace Health & Safety (WHS) and Statutory Liability

Have you ever wanted to know more about Workplace Health & Safety laws and how they interact with statutory liability insurance? Join SUA in a conversation with one of Queensland’s preeminent WHS lawyers, Aaron Anderson. Aaron is the Queensland WHS partner at Herbert Smith Freehills, and has over 20 years’ experience advising clients across a [...]
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A Guide to the Operation of Claims made and Reported Policies

An insured accountant provided negligent advice to their client over a period of five years between 2010 and 2015. This becomes apparent to the Insured in 2016, and a claim is subsequently brought against them alleging losses suffered as a result. [...]
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Amendment to Victorian OHS Act

Amendment to Victorian OHS Act

On the 21st of September 2021, Victoria followed in New South Wales’ and Western Australia’s footsteps and passed critical amendments to the Occupation Health and Safety Act 2004 (the Act). Among other things, the amendment has the effect of preventing penalties under the Act from being indemnified by an insurance policy. [...]
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Introduction of WA WHS Act

Introduction of WA WHS Act

The steady adoption of the ‘model ‘Work Health and Safety (WHS) laws by States and Territories since their creation in 2011 has inched closer to completion, with Western Australia passing the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WA) (WHS Act) on 10 November 2020. [...]
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Statutory Liability Is As Relevant As Ever

Statutory Liability Is As Relevant As Ever

On the 10th of June 2020 the New South Wales Parliament succeeded in having its Work Health and Safety Amendment (Review) Bill 2020 (the Bill) achieve royal assent; turning the provisions of the Bill into law. [...]
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