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Work Health and Safety Act 2012

The Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (Tas) is Tasmania's principal work health and safety legislation, mirroring the national model WHS Act. It imposes duties on persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs), desig...
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Version as at 1 Jul 2025 Compiled version

Current Topics 10

Duty to consult, cooperate and coordinate with other duty holders (s 46)

Oct 2026
Each person with a duty on the same matter must, so far as is reasonably practicable, consult, cooperate and coordinate activities with all...
Medium
1 citation

Incident notification obligations (ss 35–38)

Jul 2026
PCBUs must immediately notify WorkSafe Tasmania of a notifiable incident (death, serious injury/illness, or dangerous incident) and preserve...
High
1 citation

Industrial manslaughter offence

Jul 2026
Amendments to the WHS Act 2012 (Tas) introduced an industrial manslaughter offence for PCBUs and senior officers whose negligent conduct cau...
Critical
2 citations

Main object of the Act

Oct 2026
The main object of the Act is a balanced and nationally consistent framework to secure the health and safety of workers and workplaces.
Low
1 citation

Minister's approval, variation and revocation of codes of practice

Oct 2026
The Minister may approve a code of practice for the purposes of the Act, and may vary or revoke an approved code of practice.
Low
1 citation

Offence categories and penalties (ss 30–32)

Jul 2026
The Act creates three offence categories: Cat 1 (reckless conduct — highest penalty), Cat 2 (failure to comply with duty), Cat 3 (failure to...
High
1 citation

Officer due-diligence duty (s 27)

Jul 2026
Officers of a PCBU must exercise due diligence to ensure the PCBU complies with its WHS duties — a personal, non-delegable obligation.
High
1 citation

Primary duty of care — PCBUs (s 19)

Jul 2026
Persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety of workers and...
High
1 citation

Worker duties (s 28)

Jul 2026
Workers must take reasonable care for their own health and safety, for others affected by their acts/omissions, and comply with reasonable P...
Medium
1 citation

Work Health and Safety Regulations 2022 (Tas) — subordinate instrument

Aug 2026
The WHS Regulations 2022 (SR 2022 No. 109) set out detailed duties on PCBUs covering hazardous work, plant, substances, asbestos, constructi...
High
1 citation

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27 Jul 2026 · Amended
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