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Country: Australia - Subject: Occupational safety and health
Australia - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (S.R. No. 22/2017). -
Adoption: 2017-06-18 | AUS-2017-R-105486
Australia - Occupational safety and health - Law, Act
Return to Work Act 2014. -
Adoption: 2014-12-04 | AUS-2014-L-102382
An Act to provide for the recovery, return to work and support of workers in relation to work injuries; to repeal the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1986; to make related amendments to the Civil Liability Act 1934, the Judicial Administration (Auxiliary Appointments and Powers) Act 1988, the Motor Vehicle Accidents (Lifetime Support Scheme) Act 2013, the Supreme Court Act 1935, the WorkCover Corporation Act 1994, the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1986 and the Work Health and Safety Act 2012; and for other purposes.
Work Health and Safety Act 2012. -
Adoption: 2012-12-20 | AUS-2012-L-102381
An Act to provide for the health, safety and welfare of persons at work; and for other purposes.
Work Health and Safety Regulations 2012 (No. 268 of 2012). -
Adoption: 2012-12-20 | AUS-2012-R-105389
Safety, Return to Work and Support Board Act 2012 No 54. -
Adoption: 2012-06-27 | Date of entry into force: 2012-08-01 | AUS-2012-L-93196
An Act to establish the Safety, Return to Work and Support Board for the purposes of consolidating the governance arrangements for the WorkCover Authority, the Motor Accidents Authority and the Lifetime Care and Support Authority; and for other purposes.
PART 2 - Management of relevant authorities
Division 1: Safety, Return to Work and Support Board
4. Establishment and composition of Board
5. General functions of Board
6. Board may determine investment policies for certain funds
7. Investment of funds
Division 2: Chief Executive Officer
9. Chief Executive Officer of Safety, Return to Work and Support
PART 3 - Advisory committees
10. Establishment of advisory committees
11. Appointment of Parliamentary Committee
14. Review of Act
Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Act 2012 No 53. -
Adoption: 2012-06-27 | AUS-2012-L-93238
An Act to amend the Workers Compensation Act 1987 and other Acts with respect to the reform of the NSW workers compensation scheme.
Work Health and Safety (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2012 (No. 2 of 2012). -
Adoption: 2012-05-04 | AUS-2012-L-105400
An Act to provide for savings and transitional matters and to amend, repeal, rescind and revoke certain legislation consequent on the enactment of the Work Health and Safety Act 2012.
Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (No. 1 of 2012). -
Adoption: 2012-04-18 | AUS-2012-L-105399
An Act to secure the health, safety and welfare of persons at work and for related purposes.
Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations (SL No. 59, 2011). -
Adoption: 2011-12-30 | Date of entry into force: 2012-01-01 | AUS-2011-R-93298
Regulations under the Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act.
Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (SL2011-36). -
Adoption: 2011-12-19 | Date of entry into force: 2012-01-01 | AUS-2011-R-93134
The Regulation spells out minimum standards for the duty holders to ensure work safety in relation to specific hazards and risks (such as the performance of manual tasks). Regulations have the force of law and must be adhered to. Failure to comply may result in a criminal penalty or an infringement notice.
Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 [2011-674]. -
Adoption: 2011-12-16 | AUS-2011-R-93157
Implements the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.
Work Health Administration Act 2011 (Act No. 37, 2011). -
Adoption: 2011-12-14 | Date of entry into force: 2012-01-01 | AUS-2011-L-93295
PART 2	WORK HEALTH AUTHORTIY
4	Work Health Authority
6	Minister may give directions to Authority
7	Annual report
8	Common seal
9	Authority excluded matter under Corporations Act 2001
10	Staff and facilities
11	Protection from liability
PART 3 - WORK HEALTH COURT
Division 1:	Establishment and jurisdiction
12	Work Health Court
13	Constitution of Court
14	Jurisdiction of Court
15	General powers of Court
16	Court may decline to deal with matter if frivolous etc.
17	Examination of witnesses
18	Enforcement of orders for payment of money
19	Contempt of Court
20	Dealing with contempt of Court
Division 2:	Managing magistrate, registrars and other officers of the Court
21	Managing magistrate
22	Registrar
23	Judicial registrars
24	Assistant registrars
25	Other officers of the Court
26	Staff and facilities
Division 3:	Procedure and administrative matters
27	Procedure
28	Representation before Court
29	Witnesses
30	Register of proceedings
31	Court rules
PART 4 - GENERAL MATTERS
32	Regulations
PART 5 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR WORK HEALTH ADMINISTRATION ACT 2011
33	Relationship with other Acts
34	Work Health Authority - continuation of acts, matters and things
35	Work Health Court - continuation of appointments, proceedings etc.
Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 (Act No. 39, 2011). -
Adoption: 2011-12-14 | Date of entry into force: 2012-01-01 | AUS-2011-L-93296
Part 2	Health and safety duties
Part 3	Incident notification
Part 4	Authorisations
Part 5	Consultation, representation and participation
Part 6	Discriminatory, coercive and misleading conduct
Part 7	Workplace entry by WHS entry permit holders
Part 8	The regulator
Part 9	Securing compliance
Part 10	Enforcement measures
Part 11	Enforceable undertakings
Part 12	Review of decisions
Part 13	Legal proceedings
Part 14	General
Part 15	Transitional provisions for Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011
Schedule 1	Application of Act to dangerous goods and high risk plant
Schedule 2	Work Health and Safety Advisory Council
Schedule 3	Regulation-making powers
Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Implementation Act 2011 (Act No. 38, 2011). -
Adoption: 2011-12-14 | AUS-2011-L-93297
An Act to provide for the implementation of the Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011, and for other purposes.
Work Health and Safety (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2011 (No. 146, 2011). -
Adoption: 2011-12-14 | AUS-2011-L-98611
An Act to deal with transitional and consequential matters in connection with the Work Health and Safety Act 2011, and for related purposes.
Work Health and Safety (Codes of Practice) Notice 2011. -
Adoption: 2011-11-27 | AUS-2011-R-105353
Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (A2011-35). -
Adoption: 2011-09-29 | Date of entry into force: 2012-01-01 | AUS-2011-L-93133
In the second half of 2011, in keeping with the ACT's commitment to the national harmonisation of health and safety laws, the Legislative Assembly passed a new Work Health and Safety Act 2011. The new Act replaced the previous Work Safety Act 2008 on 1 January 2012. The Act sets out the overall framework for work safety and a range of duties designed to ensure work health and safety.
Part 7 - Workplace entry by WHS entry permit-holders
Part 9 - Securing compliance
Part 20 - Transitional
Work Health and Safety Act 2011 No 10. -
Adoption: 2011-06-07 | Date of entry into force: 2012-01-01 | AUS-2011-L-93156
The Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW) regulates workplace health and safety (WHS) in NSW. It specifically aims to protect people at workplaces from risk to their health or safety and to promote safe and healthy work environments. The Act was introduced as part of the 'harmonisation' package of Federal and State WHS legislation that commenced on 1 January 2012.
to provide for a balanced and nationally consistent framework to secure the health and safety of workers and workplaces by:
1. protecting workers and other persons against harm to their health, safety and welfare through the elimination or minimisation of risks arising from work or from specified types of substances or plant, and
2. providing for fair and effective workplace representation, consultation, co-operation and issue resolution in relation to work health and safety, and
3. encouraging unions and employer organisations to take a constructive role in promoting improvements in work health and safety practices, and assisting persons conducting businesses or undertakings and workers to achieve a healthier and safer working environment, and
4. promoting the provision of advice, information, education and training in relation to work health and safety, and
5. securing compliance with this Act through effective and appropriate compliance and enforcement measures, and
6. ensuring appropriate scrutiny and review of actions taken by persons exercising powers and performing functions under this Act, and
7. providing a framework for continuous improvement and progressively higher standards of work health and safety, and
8. maintaining and strengthening the national harmonisation of laws relating to work health and safety and to facilitate a consistent national approach to work health and safety in this jurisdiction.
Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (No. 18 of 2011). -
Adoption: 2011 | Date of entry into force: 2012-01-01 | AUS-2011-L-94602
The Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (PDF, 1.42 MB) (WHS Act) provides a framework to protect the health, safety and welfare of all workers at work. It also protects the health and safety of all other people who might be affected by the work.
All duties under the WHS Act are qualified by the term 'reasonably practicable'.
Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011. -
Adoption: 2011 | AUS-2011-R-94603
Some of the requirements in the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011(WHS Regulation) which are under review have a delayed commencement due to come into effect on 1 January 2014 or transitional arrangements that would expire on 31 December 2013. To ensure that businesses are not placed in a situation where they are expected to comply with requirements which may change over the next year amendments have been made to the WHS Regulation. The commencement of certain provisions and transitional arrangements that relate to areas that are under review have been further delayed or extended until 1 January 2015.
The Work Health and Safety and Another Regulation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2013 (the amendment Regulation) came into effect on 15 November 2013 and makes the following amendments:
- Further extends certain transitional arrangements and the commencement date of a number of uncommenced provisions in the WHS Regulation to 1 January 2015.
- Extension of transitional arrangements for high risk work licensing where the national competency units and assessment instruments are not yet available until 1 January 2015 to allow time for the training packages to become available and adopted by registered training organisations.
- New provisions to give permanent effect to class exemptions granted for certified bridge and gantry crane operators and intermediate boiler operators.
- Clarify requirements for specific control measures to be used where there is a risk of a falling:
at least three metres in housing construction work; or
at least two metres in other construction work.
- Make minor and technical amendments to ensure consistency with the national model WHS Regulations. See further information below.
- From 1 December 2013, repeal specific provisions relating to spray painting and excavation work that were carried over from the repealed Workplace Health and Safety Regulation 2008 as an interim measure until new national model codes of practice were finalised. New codes of practice for Excavation Work and Spraypainting and Powder Coating come into effect on 1 December 2013.
Safe Work Australia Act 2008 (No. 84, 2009). -
Adoption: 2009-09-18 | AUS-2009-L-82502
Replaces the Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) with a new body, the Safe Work Australia (SWA), which has the key tasks of (a) developing national policy relating to OHS and workers' compensation and (b) preparing a model Act and model regulations relating to OHS.
Part 2 - Establishment and Functions of Safe Work Australia
Part 3 - Membership of Safe Work Australia
Part 4 - Planning by Safe Work Australia
Part 5 - Decision-making by Safe Work Australia
Part 6 - The CEO, Staff and Committees of Safe Work Australia, and others assisting
Part 7 - The Safe Work Australia Special Account
Safe Work Australia (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2008 (No. 157, 2008). -
Adoption: 2008-12-18 | AUS-2008-L-81510
Schedule 1 repeals the Australian Workplace Safety Standards Act 2005. Makes some minor technical amendments to other legislation, and preserves the legal force of all national standards or codes of practice that were in force under the AWSS Act immediately before the commencement of the Transitional Act. Amendments are to be made to the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991 (Subsection 70(9) definition of advisory standard or code) and the Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) Act 1993 (Subsection 109(9) definition of advisory standard or code) as well as the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1998 (paragraphs 89E(1)(f), 89E(3) and 89H(2)).
Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Amendment Act 2006.
Adoption: 2006-10-23 | AUS-2006-L-74790
Amends, inter alia, provisions on employee representatives, health and safety arrangements, election of health and safety representatives, health and safety committees, and arrangements between employers and unions concerned.
Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) and Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Legislation Amendment Act 2006.
Adoption: 2006-09-14 | AUS-2006-L-74791
Amends, inter alia, several definitions (contractor, employer, workplace).
Dangerous Substances (Safe Handling) Act 2005 (No. 50 of 2005). -
Adoption: 2005-12-01 | AUS-2005-L-81992
An Act to provide for the safe handling of dangerous substances, for the safe management of places where dangerous substances are handled and for the safe management of incidents and emergencies involving dangerous substances and for related purposes.
Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2005 No 113. -
Adoption: 2005-11-29 | AUS-2005-L-93239
An Act to amend the Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 and the Workers Compensation Act 1987 with respect to dispute resolution procedures, insurance obligations, workers, costs and compensation for back injuries; and for other purposes.
Australian Workplace Safety Standards Act 2005 (No. 134 of 2005). -
Adoption: 2005-11-15 | Date of entry into force: 2006-01-01 | AUS-2005-L-73093
Establishes the Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC), representing the interests of governments, employers and employees, to advise on the development of policies relating to OHS and workers' compensation matters. The key function of the ASCC is to declare national standards and codes of practice relating to OHS matters.
4. Function of Australian Safety and Compensation Council
5. Powers of Australian Safety and Compensation Council
6. Declaration of national standards and codes of practice
7. Steps preparatory to declaring national standards and codes of practice
8. Delegation of powers and functions
Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (No. 107 of 2004). -
Adoption: 2004-12-21 | AUS-2004-L-105484
The main purposes of this Act are-
(a) to create a legislative framework to give effect to the objects of this Act; and
(b) to repeal the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1985; and
(c) to provide for matters of a transitional nature and make consequential amendments.