Australian EIRS Podcast EP5: Safety Law: Due diligence and director duties

In this second instalment of the WHS Safety Law series, our WHS specialist partners Aaron Anderson (Brisbane) and Steve Bell (Melbourne) share their thoughts on the important issue of Director and Officer ‘due diligence’ under safety laws. These obligations impose high standards on senior leaders to actively engage in governance over safety matters. Steve and Aaron explore the nature of the obligations, but also have a lively discussion about whether the laws are actually working as intended, and are being enforced by regulators fairly and accurately. At the end of the podcast, Steve and Aaron take listeners thorough their approach to advising Boards and leaders on these obligations, and share their approach to advising in this area.