The Commonwealth, states and territories regulate and enforce WHS laws.
Review of the model Work Health and Safety laws
Final Report
We collect, analyse and publish data and information on work health and safety and workers' compensation.
See our latest
Key work health and safety statistics
We publish a wide range of resources covering many work health and safety topics.
Read our Codes of Practice
We estimate the cost of work-related diseases to the Australian economy. Our most recent estimates are for 2012-13.
Safe Work Australia is proud to announce the beta release of our new data website, data.safeworkaustralia.gov.au.
The new website delivers national work health and safety and workers’ compensation data in an intuitive, user-friendly way.
Please visit the website and fill out the short online questionnaire. Feedback can also be emailed to statsonline@swa.gov.au.
These reports show how much work-related injuries and diseases cost.
The cost of injury and illness statistics estimate how much work-related injuries and diseases cost employers, workers and the community.
This report:
includes costs for the type of injury and illness, job, state and territory, age and sex, and
includes our method.
If you would to request data visit our Request data page
SWA is not a regulator and cannot advise you about WHS issues in the workplace. If you need help please contact your state or territory work health and safety authority.
