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Know your duties - a tool for working safely
This tool provides information about duties under the model WHS laws, including duties for PCBUs and workers in the agriculture industry, how to meet these duties, and hazards you may face working in agriculture.
05 December 2025 |
Legislation
The Model Work Health and Safety Act has been amended by the Parliamentary Counsel’s Committee.In December 2025, the Model Work Health and Safety Legislation Amendment (Incident Notification) 2025 amended the model WHS Act including:
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05 December 2025 |
Legislation
The model Work Health and Safety Regulations have been amended by the Parliamentary Counsel’s Committee.
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05 December 2025 |
Legislation
The model Work Health and Safety Regulations have been amended by the Parliamentary Counsel’s Committee.
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05 December 2025 |
Resources
Incident notification requirements under the model WHS Act have changed.The changes will only apply once they are adopted under local WHS laws.
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05 December 2025 |
Fact sheets
Incident notification requirements under the model WHS Act have changed.The changes will only apply once they are adopted under local WHS laws.
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30 May 2023 |
Legislation
The regulations on this page do not include amendments for the transition to workplace exposure limits, which come into effect on 1 December 2026. To read about these amendments, see Amendment (Workplace Exposure Limits) 2026 and the accompanying…
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06 June 2022 |
Legislation
This is the current version of the model WHS Act, dated 5 December 2025, which includes all amendments made since 2011. For the model WHS Act to have effect in a jurisdiction it must be implemented in that jurisdiction. Amendments to the model WHS Act do…
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04 December 2025 |
Reports
WHS ministers tasked Safe Work Australia with reviewing the engineered stone ban, which came into effect on 1 July 2024. The review examined whether the ban was operating effectively, identified any unintended consequences, and assessed health risks…
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22 December 2011 |
Legislation
A list of workplace exposure standards for airborne contaminants and how to meet your duties under the Work Health and Safety Act and Regulations.
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14 November 2025 |
Corporate publications
The Australian Public Service Employee Census is an annual survey administered by the Australian Public Service Commission. The survey is used to collect confidential attitude and opinion information from APS employees on issues in the workplace. The…
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14 November 2025 |
Corporate publications
The Safe Work Australia Agency highlights report contains a summary of our census results on key questions as well as providing a comparison to similar agencies and our past results.
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11 August 2025 |
Model Codes of Practice
This model Code of Practice provides practical guidance on how to comply with WHS duties to manage risks of working with respirable crystalline silica in the workplace. It is primarily intended for PCBUs.
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