Virtual Event |
ACC Australia Webinar
Overview (Program Summary)
A program hosted by:
ACC AustraliaIn this online event, Madgwicks Lawyers and ACC Australia are delighted to invite you to our upcoming interactive workshop on how to effectively manage and respond to enquiries by work health and safety (WHS) regulators.
Presented by Luisa Gonzaga (Partner) of the Workplace Relations and Safety team of Madgwicks Lawyers, the workshop will provide guidance to participants through an interactive discussion of a fact scenario, understanding the extent of the powers of WHS regulators, practical tips on dealing with WHS regulators and your rights.
The workshop will cover:
• Powers of WHS regulators and your rights
• The difference between inspectors and investigators
• WHS enquiries and investigation processes
• Managing WHS regulators’ enquiries and investigations
• Pitfalls in conducting an investigation internally following an incident
• Practical tips – Do’s and Don’t’s
Speakers
Providing strategic, pragmatic legal advice on all aspects of Work Health and Safety (WHS) matters, Luisa is an occupational health and safety specialist.
Luisa was a Finalist in the Partner of the Year Awards for Workplace Health and Safety in 2020 reflecting her expertise and considerable experience. This experience includes assisting clients in matters involving compliance, chain of responsibility, health and safety representation, responding to and assisting with managing major workplace incidents, responding to and managing regulators, as well as representing clients in WHS prosecutions, coronial inquests, and merits review at VCAT.
Luisa also regularly provides legal advice on WorkCover matters, undertakes bullying complaints and investigations and conducts training from employee level to senior management as well as for boards and executive teams.
Notes
*Competitor Exclusion – ACC Australia Partner’s may request that representative/s of a competitor organisation/s registered for the event be excluded, and ACC Australia reserves the right to make the final decision as to whether a registration is rejected. As a guide, a competitor organisation could be defined as a rival organisation of similar size to the host Corporate Partner, with an established practice, product or service in the area being showcased by the Corporate Partner’s at the event. Please provide a brief statement as to why you have deemed an organisation to be a competitor, in support of any request to ACC Australia to reject a registration.
*Please note that this is an exclusive ACC members event.