This session will provide an overview of recent developments in WHS law, with a focus on changes brought in by the Work Health and Safety Act 2020. 

• The duties of a PCBU and the possible penalties for failure to comply 
• What are the duties of an officer under WHS laws?  
• Can an employer terminate over failure to comply with work health and safety policies? 
• Lessons from Hamlin v City of Sydney Council [2021] 
• Lessons from Yordanos Fesshatsyen v Mambourin Enterprises Ltd [2021] regarding departures from safety standards, especially during the pandemic 
• New penalties for industrial manslaughter and serious harm or death to workers