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Under Sexual and gender-based harassment · made under Work Health and Safety Act 2011

Queensland WHS (Sexual Harassment) Amendment Regulation 2024

Code legislation date 5 Mar 2025 From Sexual and gender-based harassment, no changes tracked yet
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FEDERAL · Regulation WHS Act 2011 (Qld) > WHS Regulation (Qld) > Amendment Regulation 2024 § 55BA, 55G
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Queensland enacted the WHS (Sexual Harassment) Amendment Regulation 2024 (SL-2024-0173), inserting explicit sexual harassment risk management duties into the WHS Regulation.
The Work Health and Safety (Sexual Harassment) Amendment Regulation 2024 (SL-2024-0173) amends Queensland's WHS Regulation to insert specific definitions and obligations around sexual harassment and sex or gender-based harassment (s 55BA). PCBUs in Queensland must now explicitly identify, assess, and control risks of sexual harassment as a psychosocial risk, including review of control measures. …
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Queensland enacted the WHS (Sexual Harassment) Amendment Regulation 2024 (SL-2024-0173), inserting explicit sexual harassment risk management duties into the WHS Regulation.
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7 Aug 2026 · Amended
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sexual harassment gender-based harassment psychosocial hazards PCBU WHS Queensland
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Which WHS law does this come from?

Queensland WHS (Sexual Harassment) Amendment Regulation 2024 is a WHS requirement set out in Sexual and gender-based harassment (FEDERAL). It is made under Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (FEDERAL). The relevant provision is WHS Act 2011 (Qld) > WHS Regulation (Qld) > Amendment Regulation 2024 § 55BA, 55G.

What does this WHS obligation require?

Queensland WHS (Sexual Harassment) Amendment Regulation 2024 is a WHS obligation under Sexual and gender-based harassment (FEDERAL). In short, Queensland enacted the WHS (Sexual Harassment) Amendment Regulation 2024 (SL-2024-0173), inserting explicit sexual harassment risk management duties into the WHS Regulation.

What changed recently?

Queensland WHS (Sexual Harassment) Amendment Regulation 2024 was last updated on 24 August 2026.

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Sexual and gender-based harassment Work Health and Safety Act 2011 Federal Australia

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First seenAug 2026