Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024A00091:section:134
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024A00091
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 134
Character Range: 161628–162898

134  Operation of workplace health and safety laws
 (1) This Act does not exclude the operation of any of the following laws (a workplace health and safety law):
 (a) the Work Health and Safety Act 2011;
 (b) a corresponding WHS law (within the meaning of that Act).
 (2) Subsections (3), (4) and (5) do not apply to a provision of a workplace health and safety law that is capable of concurrent operation with this Act.
 (3) A provision of this Act does not:
 (a) prohibit the doing of an act; or
 (b) impose a civil or criminal liability for doing an act;
if the doing of that act is specifically authorised or required, by or under, a provision of a workplace health and safety law.
 (4) A provision of this Act does not:
 (a) require the doing of an act; or
 (b) impose a civil or criminal liability for not doing an act;
if the doing of that act is specifically prohibited by or under a provision of a workplace health and safety law.
 (5) A provision of this Act does not operate to the extent necessary to ensure that no inconsistency (including operational inconsistency) arises between:
 (a) a provision of this Act; and
 (b) a provision of a workplace health and safety law that would, but for this subsection, be inconsistent with the provision of this Act.