News & Events
Early guilty plea to reckless conduct charges for 2019 Avgas drum explosion
Cattle mustering contractor, 25-year-old Arron Peter Kerr (trading as Kerr Contracting & Co) has been convicted and handed a penalty of $20,000, after pleading guilty to two charges of reckless conduct over the serious injury of a young worker at Montejinni Station, 320km south west of Katherine.
New grant opportunity
Safe Work Australia has released a grant opportunity to fund high-quality research projects into interventions to manage work related psychosocial hazards.
Hot Air Balloon Company convicted and fined $130,000 over NSW tourist death
Alice Springs-based, Outback Ballooning Pty Ltd has been convicted and handed a combined penalty of $130,000 after pleading guilty last month to a breach of section 32 of the Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 (the Act) over the death of a NSW tourist.
New date for 2021 Territory Day celebrations
The Chief Minister has announced that the new date for the 2021 Territory Day celebrations is Sunday 29 August.
Postponement of Territory Day fireworks
Due to the recent announcement from the Chief Minister regarding an extension of 72 hours to the lockdown, Territory Day has been postponed.
NT WorkSafe helping to make the regional shows memorable for the right reason
NT WorkSafe Inspectors are preparing for the start of the 2021 show circuit, and will be among the first Territorians to see if there are any new amusement rides at the shows.
WRCAC Communique February 2021
The Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Advisory Council met on 25 February 2021.
WHSAC Communique February 2021
The Work Health and Safety Advisory Council (the Council) conducted its first meeting for the year on 16 February 2021.
Five charges laid over excavator fatality
NT WorkSafe has laid five charges over the death of a 30-year-old worker* who was fatally struck by an excavator bucket in 2019.
Amusement ride operator charged over 2019 Freds Pass Show crash
NT WorkSafe has charged a Darwin amusement ride operator with four breaches of the Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011, over the 2019 Freds Pass Show ride incident where two people were injured.