Edition 45, June 2007

The implementation of the Mining Industry Transportability Scheme is progressing well and the Mining Industry Skills Centre will be visiting sites thorugh the coming months to assist participation in the program... read more

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has established a national industry standard for making telemarketing and research calls... read more

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has warned that representatives of some trader associations and individual traders may be attempting to circumvent the new mandatory Horticulture Code of Conduct... read more

Australian Government funding of $58.5 million has been announced which will assist registered training organisations to work with industry and local employers to develop and implement ‘fast-track apprenticeships’... read more

A new Civil Aviation Safety Authority policy will ensure that aviation operations carrying passengers are given the highest safety priority, standards and regulatory oversight... read more

IP Australia, the Australian Government agency responsible for examining patent applications, has started consultations with interested parties aimed at removing a regulatory burden faced by applicants for Australian patents... read more

Two new measures will reduce compliance costs for licenced manufacturers of goods attracting excise, or importers of equivalent products... read more

Students, families and school communities across Australia will benefit from the introduction of national teacher training and registration standards announced as part of the 2007-08 Federal Budget... read more

The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority has recently released an Electronic Application and Registration System (EARS) for agricultural and veterinary chemicals... read more

A new era in aviation maintenance in Australia has begun with the approval of the first training organisation under recently introduced world-class maintenance licensing and training standards... read more

EE-Oz Training Standards has been commissioned by the Australian Department of Education, Science and Training to identify the minimum Australian context training gap requirements that would apply to overseas workers... read more

Workplace training in South Australia is being given a boost through a new strategy to promote the use of e-learning using information technology such as the web, CD-ROM and computer-based learning resources... read more

Low unemployment and labour shortages are forcing business and industry to undertake radical shifts in their recruitment and training strategies to ensure they are able to maintain a strong and skilled workforce... read more

The new website www.ee-careers.com.au website provides a single source of information about careers in the electricity, electrotechnology, communications and gas industries... read more

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The Accident Towing Services Bill 2007 is intended to enhance local road safety and will address unnecessary regulatory constraints in Victoria... read more

Fees for Western Australia’s 860 licensed industrial premises - from LNG plants to quarries - will rise in order to ensure that industry pays the full cost of monitoring its environmental compliance... read more

In the Northern Territory a ruling passed by the Principle Race Club Board is going to have a significant impact on training in the Northern Territory racing industry... read more

Queensland's Mineral Resources Act 1989 is being reviewed for the first time in 17 years to ensure that it meets the demands and challenges of the modern local mining industry... read more

New South Australian laws address the problem of overloading and poorly-secured loads on heavy vehicles... read more

Small businesses in Western Australia will be protected from unscrupulous and exploitative landlords or suppliers as part of The Retail Shops and Fair Trading Legislation Amendments Act 2006... read more

Taxis are now able to take cross border fares in the Coolangatta-Tweed region under recently passed Queensland legislation... read more

Outdoors WA, the peak industry body for outdoor adventure activities in Western Australia, has developed a set of Adventure Activity Standards designed to protect tourists visiting the Western Australian outback... read more

WorKCover NSW will be working with Surf Life Saving NSW to promote workplace safety under the 'Safe Business is Good Business' program.... read more

Mobile plant in the contruction industry was the recent focus of a safety campaign by Australian and New Zealand workplace safety authorites... read more

A number of seminars exploring licensing and vocational education and training issues will be held in Brisbane this August... read more

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