Year: 2025
The Information Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 (IPOLA Act) introduces significant reforms to Queensland’s privacy laws, impacting government agencies (state Ministers, state departments, local governments, and public authorities) and their contracted service providers. Most changes are set to commence on 1 July 2025, with some provisions for local governments delayed until 1 July … Continued
In risk management, both the enterprise risk register and the Work Health and Safety (WHS) specific risk register are crucial tools used to identify, assess, and manage risks within an organisation. However, they each serve distinct purposes, focus on different types of risks, and require unique methodologies and legislative considerations. There are some obvious differences … Continued
WHS performance metrics have traditionally been lagging in nature – that is, based on reviewing the events that have passed and reporting on the injuries, the productive time-lost and the associated workers’ compensation claims that have already occurred. While understanding historical trends can be important, the process is essentially a reactive one. While an Organisation’s … Continued
In many organisations, dedicated employees often go above and beyond to keep processes running smoothly. They patch gaps in flawed processes, navigate unclear direction, and take responsibility for the parts of the process that need to happen but aren’t well structured or supported. While this kind of individual commitment is admirable, it can also mask … Continued
As Australia continues to grow its multi-cultural workforce, our workplaces are becoming more culturally and linguistically diverse. The challenges for managing onsite safety in these workplaces grows exponentially when language and cultural barriers impact on the ability to effectively communicate with the workforce. This subset of the workforce – broadly classified as culturally and linguistically … Continued
In the face of increasing frequency and severity of natural disasters, employers play a critical role in safeguarding not only the physical wellbeing of their workforce but also their psychosocial safety. Whilst it goes without saying that organisations must have developed and implemented Emergency and Business Continuity Plans to ensure the continuity of their business … Continued