Due diligence : duty of officers / Michael Tooma.

Sydney : CCH Australia, 2026.

4th edition

203389

Civil service -- Australia -- Rules and practice.

Industrial safety -- Law and legislation -- Australia.

Industrial hygiene Law and legislation Australia.

Australia -- Officials and employees -- Professional ethics -- Officials and employees -- Professional ethics.

1. Introduction

2. Who is an officer?

3. The first element - knowledge of work health and safety matters

4. The second element - understanding the nature of the operations

5. The third element - resources and processes

6. The fourth element - monitoring performance

7. The fifth element - legal compliance

8. The sixth element - verify

9. Practical application of due deligence

10. Due diligence checklist.

Work health and safety laws impose a proactive duty on officers to exercise due diligence to ensure compliance with those laws. Due diligence is a duty imposed on officers personally and is separate from the duty imposed on their company. Due Diligence Series: Duty of Officers provides an overview of the officer’s duty and explores the question of who is an officer, before carefully examining each element of the definition of due diligence. It has been updated for significant developments since the last edition, including the introduction of industrial manslaughter laws, new reporting obligations, new duties regarding psychosocial harm, increased penalties, and new enforcement mechanisms. The book has been updated for cases that have been handed down since the last edition. Why you’ll love this: You’ll appreciate this book for its thorough and plain English explanation of the officer duty under work health and safety laws. Key features: Plain English explanations of key concepts, such as officer and due diligence; Thorough examination of each element of the due diligence duty; Updated commentary on new duties, including psychosocial health; Case examples to demonstrate the application of law; Practical recommendations for compliance. - Publisher's website.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9781923635326

ix, 124 pages ; 24 cm