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Work Health and Safety Law - JURD7531

Faculty: Faculty of Law

School: Faculty of Law

Course Outline: See below

Campus: Sydney

Career: Postgraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2

Enrolment Requirements:

Pre-requisite: 36 UOC of JURD courses for students enrolled prior to 2013. For students enrolled after 2013, pre-requisite: 72 UOC of JURD courses.

Excluded: LAWS3231

CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

The law relating to the regulation of risks to health and safety of people arising from work activities. Topics include corporate criminal liability for work accidents; the nature and scope of the primary duty of care of businesses and undertakings; the duty of officers of companies and officers of the public sector; the duty of designers, suppliers and manufacturers of plant used at work; the duty of designers and controllers of workplaces; consultation in relation to work health and safety matters; and enforcement of work health and safety standards.

Topics
  • History and development of work health and safety laws
  • Introduction to the Work Health and Safety laws
  • Primary duty of care
  • Duty of designers, manufacturers, suppliers of plant, substances and structures
  • Duty of controllers of workplaces
  • Duty of officers
  • Duty of workers
  • Consultation with workers and other duty holders
  • Protection against victimisation for work health and safety issues
  • Incident notification, investigation and management
  • Enforcement of work health and safety laws
  • Interaction between work health and safety laws and other areas of regulation - industrial relations, environmental protection and the criminal law
  • Assessing the effectiveness of work health and safety regulation in Australia

Course Objectives

Understanding the law regulating work health and safety standards in Australia

Learning Outcomes

At the conclusion of this course, students should be able to:
  • Explain the nature and scope of the duties imposed by the work health and safety laws
  • Advise regarding the liability of various duty holders arising from a work related incident under work health and safety laws
  • Critically analyse the effectiveness of safety laws
  • Understand and conduct research on the history, development and rationale behind the regulation of work health and safety standards in Australia
  • Demonstrate effective written communication skills by articulating concepts clearly, persuasively and appropriately
  • Demonstrate effective oral communication skills by discussing and debating course concepts in a scholarly, reflective and respectful manner

Assessment

Short Essay (1,500 words) 20%
Long Essay (3000 words) 60%
Class Participation 20%
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Study Levels

Undergraduate Study Postgraudate Study Postgraduate Research Study Non-Award Study

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