Edition 35, July 2006

Harmonising Licensing Week information sessions and workshops enabled Queensland stakeholders to discuss progress towards harmonisation of occupational licensing with the vocational education and training system... read more

A flatfare taxi scheme operating in Brisbane is delivering safety benefits to passengers, drivers and the broader community... read more

The Queensland Department of Industrial Relations has recently issued more than 1400 show cause notices to the holders of occupational licences in the Gladstone-Rockhampton region... read more

An advisory council has been established in Victoria to provide advice to the state liquor licensing authority on liquor licensing issues... read more

Harsher penalties are to apply to liquor licensees in the Northern Territory who breach the state's Liquor Act... read more

Applicants for licences issued by the Queensland Office of Fair Trading will have their national criminal history assessed to ensure they are suitable to enter or remain in their chosen industry... read more

WorkSafe Victoria has compiled a set of workplace health and safety guidelines to help estate agents to work more safely... read more

The Northern Territory Building Act now requires all residential building work to be undertaken by either registered residential building contractors or owner-builders... read more

New building regulations in Victoria have implications for building practitioner registration and qualifications... read more

A national survey reveals that heavy vehicle driver speed compliance improves substantially when employers have speed policies in place... read more

A draft proposal has been prepared to provide a more flexible regulatory framework for managing heavy vehicle driver fatigue... read more

WorkSafe Victoria has released draft guidelines to help host employers and agencies secure the health, safety and welfare of crowd controllers... read more

The National Maritime Safety Committee invites public comment on two related safety issues papers... read more

The 2006 Marine Safety Conference is being held from 12 to 14 September 2006 at Surfers Paradise... read more

New health and safety training requirements will apply to the crew of commercial and fishing vessels in Queensland from 1 September 2006... read more

Maritime Safety Queensland is encouraging recreational boat owners in Queensland to take part in a survey on boating activity and safety... read more

Twenty-six state-of-the-art simulators are being purchased by the Queensland Mining Industry Skills Centre to improve the sustainable delivery of training and assessment in the Queensland mining industry... read more

Queensland Cabinet has approved the creation of a new offence, identity theft, enabling action to be taken before a further offence is committed... read more

New fees apply in Western Australia from 1 July 2006 for certain WorkSafe applications... read more

The Ministerial Council for Vocational and Technical Education held its second meeting in Melbourne on 9 June 2006... read more

The National Centre for Vocational Education Research has released a comprehensive summary of its 2005 research and analysis... read more