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:: Friday, August 27, 2004 ::
Unions pleased with new negligence penalties ABC Online, Australia
Unions have welcomed proposed laws which could see mining industry officials jailed if their negligence results in a workplace fatality
Under the legislation, the maximum penalty for companies found to have been negligent where a worker dies will be more than doubled to $500,000.
An official found guilty of gross negligence will face a $250,000 fine or two years jail.
Twelve workers have died in the mining industry over the past three years.
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