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The AFL’s handling of concussion and its return-to-play protocols will be put under a fresh examination when an investigation by WorkSafe Victoria is forwarded to the Office of Public Prosecutions this week.
Prominent player agent and concussion campaigner Peter Jess has taken a significant step by having WorkSafe’s ongoing investigation reviewed by a higher office. The health-and-safety regulator has yet to determine whether it will take any action against the AFL.
In a letter to Jess, and seen by The Age, WorkSafe enforcement legal director Dmitry Rozkin confirmed the regulator would refer the investigation to the Director of Public Prosecutions Kerri Judd QC on Wednesday. Under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, an investigation that has been ongoing for nine months without any “proceedings” can be referred to the public prosecution service.
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Prominent player agent and concussion campaigner Peter Jess has taken a significant step by having WorkSafe’s ongoing investigation reviewed by a higher office. The health-and-safety regulator has yet to determine whether it will take any action against the AFL.
In a letter to Jess, and seen by The Age, WorkSafe enforcement legal director Dmitry Rozkin confirmed the regulator would refer the investigation to the Director of Public Prosecutions Kerri Judd QC on Wednesday. Under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, an investigation that has been ongoing for nine months without any “proceedings” can be referred to the public prosecution service.
AFL concussion investigation to be referred to public prosecutors
An ongoing WorkSafe Victoria review of the AFL’s concussion and return-to-play protocols will be handed to the Office of Public Prosecutions for assessment.
