Australian Work Health and Safety Act 2011

What Australian Work Health and Safety Act 2011 requires

The Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Cth) is Australia's model WHS legislation adopted across most jurisdictions, placing a primary duty of care on persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) to ensure health and safety so far as is reasonably practicable, with Category 1 penalties of AUD 3,000,000 for body corporates and mandatory immediate notification of notifiable incidents to the regulator.

Pillar: Workplace · Authority: Australian Government - Federal Register of Legislation · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated: 2011-11-14

Primary source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/Series/C2011A00137

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• {"title":"Work Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (Cth)","url":"https://www.legislation.gov.au/Series/F2017L01426","section":"Parts 4-11 (hazard management, plant, hazardous chemicals, construction, licensing, high risk work)","relevance":"Subordinate regulations specifying detailed duty requirements for hazardous work types, plant registration, high-risk work licence categories, hazardous chemicals management, construction project WHS management plans, and health monitoring obligations"}

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