Work Health and Safety Act 2011 No 10

This Act has been amended by sec 30C of the Interpretation Act 1987 No 15.

Work Health and Safety Act 2011 No 10

Assented to 07.06.2011.

Date of commencement, 1.1.2012, sec 2.

Amending legislation

Work Health and Safety Amendment (Industrial Manslaughter) Act 2024 No 43

Assented to 24.06.2024.

Date of commencement of Sch 1[1]–[3] and [4], except to the extent it omits sec 229B(3), 16.9.2024, sec 2(b) and 2024 (471) LW 13.9.2024.

Date of Sch 1[4], to the extent it omits sec 229B(3): not in force.

Date of commencement of Sch 1[5]–[8], assent, sec 2(a).

Industrial Relations Amendment Act 2023 No 41

Assented to 05.12.2023.

Date of commencement of Sch 2, 1.7.2024, sec 2 and 2024 (131) LW 26.4.2024.

Amending legislation

Work Health and Safety Amendment(Industrial Manslaughter) Act 2024 No 43

Date of commencement of Sch 2, assent.

Work Health and Safety Amendment Act 2023 No 34

Assented to 24.10.2023.

Date of commencement of Sch 1[1] [3] [16] [21] [23] [29]–[31] [33]–[36] [38] and [39], assent, sec 2(c).

Date of commencement of Sch 1[2] [18]–[20] [22] and [24]–[27], 6 months after assent (i.e.

Date of commencement of Sch 1[4]–[15] [17] [28] [32] and [37], 1.7.2024, sec 2(b).

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2022 No 59

Assented to 26.10.2022.

Date of commencement, 13.1.2023, sec 2.

Work Health and Safety Amendment (Information Exchange) Act 2020 No 34

Assented to 27.10.2020.

Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Work Health and Safety Amendment (Review) Act 2020 No 10

Assented to 10.06.2020.

Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Better Regulation and Customer Service Legislation Amendment (Bushfire Relief) Act 2020 No 3

Assented to 25.03.2020.

Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2019 No 1

Assented to 17.06.2019.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.43, 14 days after assent, sec 2 (1).

Fair Trading Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 2018 No 79

Assented to 28.11.2018.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.4, 1.7.2019, sec 2 and 2019 (114), LW 28.2.2019.

Work Health and Safety Amendment Act 2018 No 12

Assented to 21.03.2018.

Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Local Government Amendment (Regional Joint Organisations) Act 2017 No 65

Assented to 30.11.2017.

Date of commencement, 15.12.2017, sec 2 and 2017 (730) LW 15.12.2017.

Health Practitioner Regulation Amendment Act 2017 No 50

Assented to 24.10.2017.

Date of commencement of Sch 5.33, 8.1.2018, sec 2 and 2017 (666) LW 1.12.2017.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017 No 22

Assented to 01.06.2017.

Date of commencement of Sch 3, 7.7.2017, sec 2 (3).

Date of commencement of Sch 4, 7 days after assent, sec 2 (1).

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2016 No 55

Assented to 25.10.2016.

Date of commencement of Sch 3.55, 6.1.2017, sec 2 (1).

Industrial Relations Amendment (Industrial Court) Act 2016 No 48

Assented to 18.10.2016.

Date of commencement of Sch 2, 8.12.2016, sec 2 (1) and 2016 (674) LW 15.11.2016.

Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum) Legislation Amendment (Harmonisation) Act 2015 No 43

Assented to 02.11.2015.

Date of commencement, 1.2.2016, sec 2 and 2016 (46) LW 29.1.2016.

State Insurance and Care Governance Act 2015 No 19

Assented to 21.08.2015.

Date of commencement of Sch 14, 1.9.2015, sec 2 and 2015 (524) LW 28.8.2015.

Work Health and Safety (Mines) Amendment Act 2014 No 71

Assented to 11.11.2014.

Date of commencement of Sch 2, 1.2.2015, sec 2 and 2014 (787) LW 12.12.2014.

Work Health and Safety Amendment Act 2013 No 109

Assented to 03.12.2013.

Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Civil and Administrative Legislation (Repeal and Amendment) Act 2013 No 95

Assented to 20.11.2013.

Date of commencement, 1.1.2014, sec 2.

Work Health and Safety (Mines) Act 2013 No 54

Assented to 01.07.2013.

Date of commencement of Sch 3, sec 2 and 2014 (786) LW 12.12.2014.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2012 No 42

Assented to 21.06.2012.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.29, 6.7.2012, sec 2 (1).

Work Health and Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2011 No 67

Assented to 28.11.2011.

Date of commencement of Sch 1 [1], assent, sec 2 (2).

Date of commencement of Sch 1 [2]–[19], 1.1.2012, sec 2 (1).

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Subst 2011 No 67, Sch 1 [1].

Am 2011 No 10, Sch 1 [2]–[4]; 2013 No 54, Sch 3.14 [1]–[3]; 2014 No 71, Sch 2.5 [1]; 2015 No 19, Sch 14 [1] [2]; 2015 No 43, Sch 2 [1] [2]; 2016 No 48, Sch 2.37 [1]; 2017 No 22, Sch 4.52; 2017 No 50, Sch 5.33; 2017 No 65, Sch 2.34; 2022 No 59, Sch 3.69[1] [2]; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[1] [2].

Ins 2014 No 71, Sch 2.5 [2]. Rep 2015 No 19, Sch 14 [3].

Am 2020 No 10, Sch 1[1].

Am 2020 No 10, Sch 1[2].

Pt 2, Div 5, note

Ins 2020 No 10, Sch 1[3]. Am 2024 No 43, Sch 1[1].

Am 2020 No 10, Sch 1[4] [5], Sch 2[4]–[6]; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[3] [4].

Am 2020 No 10, Sch 2[6]–[8]; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[5].

Am 2020 No 10, Sch 2[9]; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[6].

Ins 2018 No 12, Sch 1.

Ins 2024 No 43, Sch 1[2].

Ins 2024 No 43, Sch 1[2].

Ins 2024 No 43, Sch 1[2].

Ins 2024 No 43, Sch 1[2].

Ins 2024 No 43, Sch 1[2].

Ins 2024 No 43, Sch 1[2].

Am 2011 No 10, Sch 1 [5]; 2013 No 54, Sch 3.14 [4]; 2015 No 43, Sch 2 [3]; 2018 No 12, Sch 2 [1]; 2020 No 10, Sch 2[10] [11]; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[7] [8].

Am 2013 No 54, Sch 3.14 [5]; 2015 No 43, Sch 2 [3]; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[7].

Am 2020 No 10, Sch 2[12]; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[9].

Am 2020 No 10, Sch 2[13]; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[10].

Am 2020 No 10, Sch 2[13]; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[10].

Am 2020 No 10, Sch 2[13]; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[10].

Am 2020 No 10, Sch 2[13]; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[10].

Am 2020 No 10, Sch 2[13]; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[10].

Am 2020 No 10, Sch 2[13]; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[10].

Am 2023 No 34, Sch 1[7].

Am 2020 No 10, Sch 2[14]; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[11].

Am 2023 No 34, Sch 1[7].

Am 2020 No 10, Sch 2[14]; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[11].

Am 2023 No 34, Sch 1[7].

Am 2023 No 34, Sch 1[7].

Am 2019 No 1, Sch 2.43; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[7].

Am 2020 No 10, Sch 1[6]–[10]; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[7].

Am 2020 No 10, Sch 2[14]; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[11].

Am 2020 No 10, Sch 2[10] [11]; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[8].

Subst 2013 No 54, Sch 3.14 [6]. Am 2015 No 43, Sch 2 [3] [4].

Am 2023 No 34, Sch 1[7].

Am 2020 No 10, Sch 2[10] [11]; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[8].

Am 2020 No 10, Sch 2[12]; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[9].

Am 2020 No 10, Sch 2[9]; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[12].

Am 2020 No 10, Sch 2[9]; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[12].

Am 2020 No 10, Sch 2[9]; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[12].

Am 2020 No 10, Sch 2[9]; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[12].

Am 2016 No 55, Sch 3.55 [1]–[3]; 2020 No 10, Sch 1[11].

Am 2023 No 34, Sch 1[13].

Am 2023 No 34, Sch 1[14].

Am 2023 No 34, Sch 1[13].

Am 2023 No 34, Sch 1[13].

Am 2023 No 34, Sch 1[13].

Am 2023 No 34, Sch 1[13].

Am 2023 No 34, Sch 1[13].

Am 2023 No 34, Sch 1[13].

Am 2023 No 34, Sch 1[13].

Am 2023 No 34, Sch 1[13].

Am 2023 No 34, Sch 1[13].

Am 2023 No 34, Sch 1[13].

Am 2023 No 34, Sch 1[13].

Am 2020 No 10, Sch 2[14].

Am 2020 No 10, Sch 2[10] [11]; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[15].

Ins 2011 No 10, Sch 1 [6].

Am 2018 No 12, Sch 2 [2]; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[7].

Ins 2018 No 12, Sch 2 [3].

Ins 2020 No 10, Sch 1[12].

Am 2011 No 10, Sch 1 [7]. Subst 2013 No 54, Sch 3.14 [7]. Rep 2015 No 43, Sch 2 [5].

Am 2023 No 34, Sch 1[16].

Am 2011 No 10, Sch 1 [8]; 2013 No 54, Sch 3.14 [8]; 2015 No 19, Sch 14 [5]. Rep 2015 No 43, Sch 2 [5].

Am 2023 No 34, Sch 1[7].

Am 2011 No 10, Sch 1 [9]. Rep 2013 No 54, Sch 3.14 [9].

Am 2018 No 12, Sch 2 [4].

Rep 2013 No 54, Sch 3.14 [10].

Am 2020 No 10, Sch 1[13] [14]; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[7].

Ins 2020 No 10, Sch 1[15].

Am 2023 No 34, Sch 1[7].

Am 2023 No 34, Sch 1[7].

Ins 2018 No 12, Sch 2 [5].

Am 2023 No 34, Sch 1[7].

Am 2023 No 34, Sch 1[7].

Am 2020 No 10, Sch 2[12]; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[17].

Am 2020 No 10, Sch 2[12]; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[9].

Am 2020 No 10, Sch 2[9]; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[12].

Ins 2023 No 34, Sch 1[18].

Ins 2023 No 34, Sch 1[18].

Ins 2023 No 34, Sch 1[18].

Ins 2023 No 34, Sch 1[18].

Ins 2023 No 34, Sch 1[18].

Ins 2023 No 34, Sch 1[18].

Am 2020 No 10, Sch 2[12]; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[9].

Am 2023 No 34, Sch 1[19].

Am 2023 No 34, Sch 1[20] [21].

Am 2023 No 34, Sch 1[20].

Subst 2023 No 34, Sch 1[22].

Subst 2023 No 34, Sch 1[23].

Am 2018 No 12, Sch 2 [6].

Am 2020 No 10, Sch 2[10] [11]; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[8].

Am 2023 No 34, Sch 1[24].

Am 2023 No 34, Sch 1[24] [25].

Am 2023 No 34, Sch 1[24].

Am 2023 No 34, Sch 1[26].

Am 2023 No 41, Sch 2.35[1].

Am 2024 No 43, Sch 1[3].

Am 2020 No 10, Sch 2[12]; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[9].

Am 2023 No 41, Sch 2.35[2].

Am 2016 No 55, Sch 3.55 [4]; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[27].

Am 2011 No 10, Sch 1 [10]. Rep 2013 No 54, Sch 3.14 [11].

Am 2011 No 10, Sch 1 [11]; 2016 No 48, Sch 2.37 [2]; 2020 No 10, Sch 1[16]; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[28]; 2023 No 41, Sch 2.35[3] (am 2024 No 43, Sch 2) [4]; 2024 No 43, Sch 1[4].

Am 2013 No 109, Sch 1 [1]; 2018 No 12, Sch 2 [7].

Am 2020 No 10, Sch 1[17] [18].

Ins 2018 No 12, Sch 2 [8].

Am 2016 No 55, Sch 3.55 [5].

Am 2020 No 10, Sch 2[12]; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[9].

Ins 2020 No 10, Sch 1[19].

Ins 2020 No 10, Sch 1[19]. Am 2023 No 34, Sch 1[29].

Ins 2020 No 10, Sch 1[19].

Ins 2020 No 10, Sch 1[19].

Ins 2020 No 10, Sch 1[19].

Subst 2017 No 22, Sch 3.86. Am 2023 No 34, Sch 1[30].

Subst 2023 No 34, Sch 1[31].

Ins 2023 No 34, Sch 1[31].

Ins 2023 No 34, Sch 1[31]. Am 2024 No 43, Sch 1[5].

Ins 2024 No 43, Sch 1[6].

Ins 2023 No 34, Sch 1[31].

Ins 2023 No 34, Sch 1[31].

Am 2011 No 10, Sch 1 [12].

Am 2016 No 48, Sch 2.37 [3]; 2023 No 41, Sch 2.35[5].

Am 2016 No 55, Sch 3.55 [6]; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[7].

Am 2020 No 10, Sch 1[20]; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[7].

Ins 2011 No 10, Sch 1 [13]. Am 2013 No 54, Sch 3.14 [12]; 2015 No 19, Sch 14 [5]; 2015 No 43, Sch 2 [3].

Ins 2020 No 34, sec 3(1).

Ins 2020 No 10, Sch 1[21]. Am 2023 No 34, Sch 1[32] [33].

Ins 2020 No 10, Sch 1[21].

Am 2020 No 10, Sch 2[10] [11]; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[8].

Ins 2023 No 34, Sch 1[34].

Ins 2023 No 34, Sch 1[34].

Ins 2023 No 34, Sch 1[34].

Am 2023 No 34, Sch 1[35] [36].

Am 2013 No 95, Sch 2.153 [1]; 2020 No 3, Sch 1.31[1] [2]; 2020 No 10, Sch 1[22]; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[37].

Rep 2011 No 10, Sch 1 [14]. Ins 2020 No 34, sec 3(2).

Subst 2024 No 43, Sch 1[7].

Rep 1987 No 15, sec 30C.

Am 2020 No 10, Sch 1[23]–[25].

Subst 2015 No 19, Sch 14 [6]. Am 2015 No 43, Sch 2 [6]–[8]; 2022 No 59, Sch 3.69[1].

Am 2013 No 95, Sch 2.153 [2]; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[38].

Am 2011 No 10, Sch 1 [15]–[19]; 2012 No 42, Sch 1.29; 2013 No 109, Sch 1 [2]–[5]; 2013 No 54, Sch 3.14 [13] [14]; 2020 No 3, Sch 1.31[3]; 2020 No 10, Sch 1[26]; 2023 No 34, Sch 1[39]; 2024 No 43, Sch 1[8].

Rep 1987 No 15, sec 30C. Ins 2018 No 79, Sch 2.4.

Am 2020 No 10, Sch 2[1]–[3], respectively (“$50,000”, “$100,000” and “$10,000” omitted wherever occurring in the penalty provisions. “575 penalty units”, “1,155 penalty units” and “115 penalty units” inserted instead, respectively).

Work Health and Safety Bill 2011

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