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\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Harold Downes<\/a> and Steve Bell<\/a>, Partners at Herbert Smith Freehills<\/a>, deliver a presentation on “Major legal changes in 2018 \u2013 Industrial Manslaughter, Contractor management, Heavy Vehicle Laws”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Harold Downes\u00a0took attendees through the recent introduction of the offense of \u2018industrial manslaughter\u2019 in Queensland, and advocated that these changes are so significant that they should be the subject of a management of change style review by major employers. Steve spoke to recent developments in the \u2018contractor management\u2019 area and provided an update on reforms to the NHVL regime.<\/p>\n

ABOUT HAROLD DOWNES<\/strong>
\nHarold has a Bachelor of Laws from the University of the Free State and advanced diploma in labour law obtained from the Rand Afrikaans University. He is admitted to practise in the Supreme Courts of New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia, as well as the High Court of Australia. Harold practised as an attorney in South Africa from the early 1980s, 10 of those years as a law firm partner. He joined Freehills in 2002.<\/p>\n

ABOUT STEVE BELL<\/strong>
\nSteve holds a law degree from the University of Melbourne (Hons) and a Bachelor of Arts with a major in political science.<\/p>\n

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