WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY LAW
LAW3WHS
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
The purpose of this course is to give students a comprehensive understanding of the different and important practice areas of Australian work health and safety and workers compensation as they are faced by those in Australian workplaces currently. This course covers the main statutory regimes in the Australian harmonised jurisdictions as well as the two (so-far) non-harmonised States; examines the common law duty to take care of workers; workers duties; sui generis work health and safety regimes and workers' compensation and return to work schemes in Australia. The subject will also explore how the work, health and safety system in Australia compares with international systems, and the applicable international legal obligations.
School: La Trobe Law School (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Francine Rochford
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: Prescribed and recommended reading tasks, assessment tasks, tutorial and workshop exercises, class discussion.
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: LAW1LIM and completion of at least 60 credit points of Law coded subject
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
Workplace Health and Safety Law in Australia
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Neil Foster
Year: N/A
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: Lexis Nexis
ISBN: 9780409342833
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Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): N/A
WBL addtional requirements: N/A