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'Shock' report sparks ICAC referral for safety watchdog

A NSW Auditor-General's report has made scathing findings against SafeWork NSW. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

SafeWork NSW has been referred to a corruption watchdog after a scathing auditor's report found it was not an effective work health and safety regulator.

Amid rising serious injuries in the state's workplaces, the regulator has failed to use data strategically to make risk-based decisions or tell the public if it was meeting its intended outcomes, a report by the NSW Auditor-General said.

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