Due Diligence: Dealing with Regulators

Managers need a strategic approach to engaging with work health and safety regulators. This new edition of Due Diligence: Dealing with Regulators further develops this approach with the benefit of the author's over ten years' experience in implementing those strategies in various businesses, as well more recent case law.

Dealing with regulators is all too often the first interaction many managers have with work health and safety laws. Without the benefit of understanding the scope of their obligations and the extensive powers of WHS regulators, it is easy for managers to get themselves and their companies into trouble.

This book is a practical guide to the minefield of regulatory powers available to WHS regulators. It is intended for managers who find themselves having to deal with a regulatory investigation.

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.

Who should read this: 

Essential for company officers, directors, managers, WHS professionals, and legal practitioners who need to understand and comply with their duties under Australian WHS laws. It also provides important guidance for small business owners.