The obligation
The ACT noise code of practice is now approved by the Work Health and Safety (Managing Noise and Preventing Hearing Loss at Work Code of Practice) Approval 2025.
The Approval 2025 (NI2025-440) was made under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 and commenced on 5 November 2025. It revokes the Approval 2022 (NI2022-688). The code is based on a national model code of practice developed by Safe Work Australia.
- What
- The ACT noise code of practice is now approved by the Work Health and Safety (Managing Noise and Preventing Hearing Loss at Work Code of Practice) Approval 2025.
- Source
- legislation.act.gov.au
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Which WHS law does this come from?
The 2022 noise code approval has been replaced by a 2025 approval is a WHS requirement set out in Managing Noise and Preventing Hearing Loss (ACT). It is made under Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (ACT).
What does this WHS obligation require?
The 2022 noise code approval has been replaced by a 2025 approval is a WHS obligation under Managing Noise and Preventing Hearing Loss (ACT). In short, The ACT noise code of practice is now approved by the Work Health and Safety (Managing Noise and Preventing Hearing Loss at Work Code of Practice) Approval 2025.
What changed recently?
The 2022 noise code approval has been replaced by a 2025 approval was last updated on 19 October 2026.