Work Health and Safety Act 2012

Application of the Act to the Crown and outside the state

Oct 2026

Sections 10 to 12 make the Act bind the Crown, extend it beyond South Australia as far as possible, and keep it additional to other laws.

Low

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Duties of businesses managing or controlling workplaces, fixtures, fittings or plant

Oct 2026

A business that manages or controls a workplace, or fixtures, fittings or plant at a workplace, must ensure so far as is reasonably practica...

Medium

1 citation

Duties of designers, manufacturers, importers, suppliers and installers

Oct 2026

Sections 22 to 26 place duties on businesses that design, manufacture, import, supply, install, construct or commission plant, substances or...

Medium

1 citation

Duties of other persons at the workplace

Oct 2026

Section 29 requires any person at a workplace to take reasonable care for their own and others' health and safety and to follow reasonable i...

Medium

1 citation

Meaning of worker and workplace

Oct 2026

Sections 7 and 8 set out who is a worker and what counts as a workplace under the Act.

Low

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Primary Duty of Care – PCBU

Aug 2026

Section 19 imposes a primary duty on PCBUs to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety of workers and others affec...

High

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Principles that apply to duties and what is reasonably practicable

Oct 2026

Sections 13 to 18 set the principles that apply to health and safety duties, including how risks must be managed and what reasonably practic...

Medium

1 citation

SafeWork SA Advisory Committee

Oct 2026

Sections 12A to 12G establish the SafeWork SA Advisory Committee and set its membership, terms of office, meeting procedures and confidentia...

Low

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