The obligation
Sections 22 to 26 place duties on businesses that design, manufacture, import, supply, install, construct or commission plant, substances or structures.
The supplier duty applies to a business that supplies plant, a substance or a structure that is to be used, or could reasonably be expected to be used, as or at a workplace. Designers, manufacturers, importers and suppliers must, on request and so far as is reasonably practicable, give current relevant information to a person who carries out, or is to carry out, the activities the sections cover.
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- What
- Sections 22 to 26 place duties on businesses that design, manufacture, import, supply, install, construct or commission plant, substances or structures.
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Which WHS law does this come from?
Duties of designers, manufacturers, importers, suppliers and installers is a WHS requirement set out in Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (SA). The relevant provision is Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (SA) > Part 2 > Division 3 § 22-26.
What does this WHS obligation require?
Duties of designers, manufacturers, importers, suppliers and installers is a WHS obligation under Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (SA). In short, Sections 22 to 26 place duties on businesses that design, manufacture, import, supply, install, construct or commission plant, substances or structures.
What changed recently?
Duties of designers, manufacturers, importers, suppliers and installers was last updated on 9 October 2026.
