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Continuity of engagement when unsafe work ceases

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SA Work Health and Safety Regulations 2012 > Chapter 2 > Part 3 (Cessation of unsafe work)
The obligation
Prescribes the benefits and entitlements for which a worker's engagement is treated as continuous under the cessation of unsafe work provisions.
Regulation 24 prescribes, for section 88 of the Act, the purposes of assessing eligibility for, or calculating, any benefit or entitlement associated with the worker's engagement. These include remuneration and promotion as affected by seniority, superannuation benefits, leave entitlements and any entitlement to notice of termination.
What
Prescribes the benefits and entitlements for which a worker's engagement is treated as continuous under the cessation of unsafe work provisions.
Source
legislation.sa.gov.au

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Which WHS law does this come from?

Continuity of engagement when unsafe work ceases is a WHS requirement set out in Work Health and Safety Regulations 2012 (SA). It is made under Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (SA). The relevant provision is Work Health and Safety Regulations 2012 > Chapter 2 > Part 3 (Cessation of unsafe work).

What does this WHS obligation require?

Continuity of engagement when unsafe work ceases is a WHS obligation under Work Health and Safety Regulations 2012 (SA). In short, Prescribes the benefits and entitlements for which a worker's engagement is treated as continuous under the cessation of unsafe work provisions.

What changed recently?

Continuity of engagement when unsafe work ceases was last updated on 19 October 2026.

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First seenOct 2026