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Work Health and Safety Act 2011

The Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Cth) is the Commonwealth's principal workplace health and safety legislation, establishing duties for persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs), workers, and officers to en...
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Legislation date 5 Dec 2025 Latest change across 1 topic

Current Topics 6

Incident notification obligations (s 35–38)

Jul 2026
PCBUs must immediately notify the regulator of notifiable incidents (death, serious injury/illness, or dangerous incident) and preserve the...
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Managing psychosocial hazards — duties under the WHS Act and Code of Practice

Jul 2026
PCBUs must identify and manage psychosocial hazards at work; the Model Code of Practice on Psychosocial Hazards provides practical complianc...
High
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Model WHS Act and Regulations amendments published — December 2025

Aug 2026
Safe Work Australia published amendments to the model WHS Act and Regulations in December 2025 following WHS Ministers' Council approval.
Medium
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Offences and penalties — Categories 1, 2 and 3 (ss 31–33)

Jul 2026
Three-tier penalty regime for WHS breaches: Category 1 (reckless conduct, up to 5 years imprisonment and/or $3M for PCBU); Category 2 (failu...
High
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Officer due diligence obligation (s 27)

Jul 2026
Officers of a PCBU must exercise due diligence to ensure the PCBU complies with its WHS duties.
High
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Primary duty of care — PCBUs (s 19)

Jul 2026
A PCBU must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety of workers and others at the workplace.
High
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7 Aug 2026 · Amended
5 Dec 2025 · Amended

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