Health and safety reform is back with a vengeance

Health and safety reform is back with a vengeance
Minister Brooke van Velden wants to “free up private and public land for recreational use”. (Image: Getty)
Bronwyn Heenan
Last August, I posed the question: Is it all really about the road cones? in response to Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden commencing consultation on work health and safety reforms in July 2024.  Road cones featured highly on van Velden’s list of issues, and that was borne out in a raft of announcements the minister made this week about a number of health and safety reforms that are coming. Announcements were made on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week, providing key details about the Gov...

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