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The Federal Court has ordered a redetermination of whether a worker's injury was caused by customer aggression or reasonable administrative action, finding an earlier decision in favour of the man failed to apply the correct legal test.

• Reduce burnout risks with role modelling and detox: RMIT;
  
• WHS amendments commence on Xmas day in SA; and
  
• SWA releases labour-hire Know Your Duties tool.

The passage of an amended industrial manslaughter Bill, through South Australia's Parliament, has been described as a "game-changer" for WHS compliance. Meanwhile, the Commonwealth jurisdiction's WHS Act is being amended to empower those directly affected by workplace safety incidents to provide advice to regulators.

A worker who claimed she suffered a psychological injury from her employer sending her "very intense" emails on a COVID-19 vaccine mandate has been denied compensation, with a commission finding there was nothing unreasonable about the employer's communication.

A major employer has been cleared of unlawfully discriminating against an impaired worker by rejecting her medical clearances to return to work after she threatened to fight and kick her co-workers.

• NSW releases WHS tips for Xmas stress, reviews more Codes;
  
• Assessment tool encouraged in NT's draft psychosocial Code; and
  
• Vic injury Bill passes LA without premium-freeze proposal.

A worker's psychological injuries are impacting on his physical condition but he is still entitled to two sets of incapacity payments, an appeals commission has confirmed.

A tribunal has expressed sympathy for an injured worker's frustrations with his compensation claim, finding a major employer failed to provide him with clear advice or fulfil its obligations to assess his application properly.

A court has rejected a worker's claim that her employer unlawfully threatened to lodge a workers' compensation claim, against her will, after she raised safety concerns affecting her mental health.

A burnout study of nearly 7,000 workers across 2,000 companies has highlighted the importance of supplying workers with reliable technology, and technical assistance, to help them maintain their mental health and productivity.