OHSE Law in Practice

• • Finding, reading and applying case law and legislation using law databases, legal citation and definitions
  • The Australian Legal System In Practice: Statutes and Common Law, legal Precedent and Statutory Interpretation
  • The development of the WHS laws, the context of duty of care with the tort of negligence harmonisation, synergies with environmental law. Maintaining currency with OHSE law
  • Overview of WHS Act and Regulation and Environmental Legal Framework
  • Health and safety duties in practice
  • Duty to consult and provide training
  • Health and safety representatives and designated work groups
  • Authorizations and licensing
  • Offences and penalties
  • Regulation and enforcement
  • Jurisdictional issues (Other relevant jurisdictions for OHSE practice (Electrical Safety, Mining Safety, Maritime Safety, Explosives etc, Interface with Workers Compensation and Rehabilitation Law as it applies to OHS practice, Interface with Public Safety, EEO and Discrimination Law as it applies to OHS practice)

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

• ACU-OHS604 (Not currently available)

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

• ACU-OHSE601-Principles of OHSE Management
• ACU-OHS601 (Not currently available)

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

This unit covers the Australian legal system, including the fundamental concepts of common law; the doctrine of judicial precedent, statutory Interpretation, law making processes and court systems. It covers the constitutional separation of powers for the Commonwealth and State and Territory jurisdictions and how the state-based Work Health and Safety and Environment laws function in the wider legal system.

Three assessment items are required in this Unit. To pass this unit, students are required to achieve an overall mark of at least 50%.

• Online Discussion (25%)
• Case Analysis Report (40%)
• Evidence Investigations Report (35%)