Workplace deaths in Victoria could trigger fines up to $16.5 million and jail terms stretching to 25 years for negligent bosses under new industrial manslaughter laws that come into effect on Wednesday.
And in a further expansion of the state's workplace laws, the Andrews government will expand the definition of a workplace death to capture people who suicide because of workplace bullying, deaths on the road while working and industrial illnesses like silicosis. Read more: smh.com