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WHS consultation cooperation and coordination

Made under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (FEDERAL)
The Model Code of Practice: Work Health and Safety Consultation, Cooperation and Coordination is issued under the harmonised WHS framework by Safe Work Australia. It provides practical guidance to PCBUs on meeting statut...
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Version as at 1 Feb 2022 Compiled version

Current Topics 8

2022 Code revision — changes arising from the Boland Review

Aug 2026
The Model Code was updated in February 2022 to implement Recommendations 6, 7a and 11 of the 2018 Boland Review, strengthening HSR entitleme...
Medium
2 citations

Consulting workers when deciding on welfare facilities

Oct 2026
PCBUs must consult workers when making decisions about the adequacy of facilities for their welfare, such as the number and location of toil...
Medium
1 citation

Consulting workers when managing health and safety risks

Oct 2026
PCBUs must consult affected workers when identifying hazards, assessing risks and deciding on measures to eliminate or minimise those risks.
Medium
1 citation

Duty to consult workers on WHS matters

Jul 2026
PCBUs must consult workers (and their representatives) who are likely to be directly affected by a WHS decision, change, or risk before the...
High
1 citation

Duty to cooperate with other duty holders

Jul 2026
Where two or more PCBUs share a duty over the same matter, each must consult, cooperate and coordinate activities with the others so far as...
High
1 citation

Duty to coordinate WHS activities with other PCBUs

Jul 2026
PCBUs sharing a workplace or overlapping duties must coordinate their WHS activities — including hazard identification, risk controls, and e...
High
1 citation

Officer and principal contractor duties on consultation arrangements

Oct 2026
Officers must exercise due diligence that the PCBU has processes to meet its consultation duties, and principal contractors must document si...
Medium
1 citation

Status and application of the Code

Oct 2026
The Code is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the WHS Act giving practical guidance on consultation, cooperation and coordin...
Low
1 citation

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