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From next week, employers in Canberra will have a duty to report "actual or suspected" incidents of workplace s-xual assault to a WHS regulator, under new laws that also ban insurance against WHS penalties.

• Burnout benefits axed and premiums up under Vic overhaul;
  
• Employer faces $200k penalty under blood monitoring charges; and
  
• WHS training deadline approaching in ACT.

• New WHS laws, codes and bans to follow NSW election; and
  
• Positive harassment-elimination duties pass in ACT.

Canberra businesses that contravene their WHS duties will be more likely to end up in court under a "hybrid" prosecutorial model championed by a WHS regulator. They also face hefty on-the-spot WHS fines under changes commencing today.

• WHS insurance bans and other provisions introduced to Senate; and
  
• On-the-spot WHS fines of $20k introduced in ACT.

• Many WHS Codes amended for new GHS-7 regime;
  
• Tas adopts psychosocial WHS Code and regulations; and
  
• NSW enforcing new WHS rules for gig work.

• Major WHS reforms and new s-xual assault duties pass in ACT; and
  
• Workplace fire risk increased by poor administrative controls.

• Chemicals alert issued with GHS transition period expiring;
  
• New WHS dust regulations further amended in ACT;
  
• Controversial ACT COVID notice followed by WHS amendment; and
  
• RTW guide highlights "the most important relationship".

• Safety regulator controversially closes bullying probe in Vic; and
  
• AiG slams WHS provisions commencing in ACT on Monday.

• NSW mandates workplace psychosocial risk controls; and
  
• New WHS Code prohibits work method in ACT.