Employers and senior officers whose conduct "negligently or recklessly causes the death of a worker" could soon be charged with industrial manslaughter under the Northern Territory's (NT) workplace health and safety (WHS) laws. The new offence - which will carry a maximum penalty of life imprisonment for an individual and fine of up to $10m for a corporate body - is set to become part of WHS laws within a year, according to the NT Government. The addition of an industrial manslaughter offence was one of 27 recommendations made by Tim Lyons in a best practice review of WHS in the territory - 23 of which were supported or supported-in-principle by the NT Government.
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