MBS623: Occupational Health and Safety Law

This unit explores the statutory requirements of occupational health and safety in the Australian workplace, focussing on the role law has in preventing work related injury and disease.  It will examine the responsibilities of both employers and employees and discuss policy issues.  Workers compensation and rehabilitation are also studied.

Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: W-internal, W-external
Contact Time	Lectures/seminars/workshops: 6 hours (2 x 3 hours) per week for winter term.
Prerequisites	Enrolment in a postgraduate-level course. Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.
School	School of Business
Unit Coordinator	Ms Natalie van der Waarden Position: Lecturer in Commercial Law E-mail: n.vanderwaarden@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Economics, Commerce and Law Room 3.021 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 6018
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Ms Natalie van der Waarden Lecturer in Commercial Law (n.vanderwaarden@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 6018 Murdoch Campus Economics, Commerce and Law Room 3.021 MURDOCH W: Internal (14/06/2010 - 30/07/2010)   MURDOCH W: External (14/06/2010 - 30/07/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)