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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

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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
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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
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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

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