This review, headed by Retired Supreme Court Judge Hon. Robert McDougall KC, was established in October 2022 to investigate the effectiveness of the state’s work health and safety body, SafeWork NSW.  This final report of the review specifically notes that the present structural and governance arrangements for SafeWork are unsatisfactory.

Other critical recommendations include:

• Requiring SafeWork to keep those affected by workplace incidents, including families of deceased workers and those seriously injured at work, informed of progress of investigations and prosecutions.
• Training more inspectors in dealing with psychosocial hazards in the workplace such as extreme workload and bullying.
• Reviewing complaints handling policies.
• Formalising data collection and analysis to make better compliance and enforcement decisions.