The obligation
A PCBU must consult workers on identifying hazards, deciding risk controls and welfare facilities, proposing changes affecting health or safety, and setting certain procedures.
Under WHS Act section 49, a PCBU must consult workers when identifying hazards and assessing risks, and when making decisions about ways to eliminate or minimise those risks. Consultation is also required when deciding on the adequacy of welfare facilities and when proposing changes that may affect workers' health or safety.
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- What
- A PCBU must consult workers on identifying hazards, deciding risk controls and welfare facilities, proposing changes affecting health or safety, and setting certain procedures.
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- safework.nsw.gov.au
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Which WHS law does this come from?
When a PCBU must consult workers is a WHS requirement set out in Work health and safety consultation cooperation and coordination (NSW). It is made under Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW). The relevant provision is NSW > Work Health and Safety > Codes of Practice > Consultation > When to consult.
What does this WHS obligation require?
When a PCBU must consult workers is a WHS obligation under Work health and safety consultation cooperation and coordination (NSW). In short, A PCBU must consult workers on identifying hazards, deciding risk controls and welfare facilities, proposing changes affecting health or safety, and setting certain procedures.
What changed recently?
When a PCBU must consult workers was last updated on 9 October 2026.
