Queensland’s tough mining laws have been made stronger by establishing industrial manslaughter as an offence for the states resources sector. Employers and senior officers can now face jail time or receive a hefty fine of up to of $13.3 million for a company, if mine and quarry workers die because of criminal negligence.

Speaking up about safety, shouldn’t mean risking your job. New laws are set to change that, including a new requirement to ensure coal mine workers with statutory safety roles are also employees, not contractors.

Find out more, visit www.dnrme.qld.gov.au/mining-resources/initiatives/merola

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