Public Interest Disclosure The Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013 (the PID Act) promotes accountability and integrity in the Commonwealth public sector, by: encouraging the disclosure of information about suspected wrongdoing and maladministration …
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Corporate Plan 2024–2028 Safe Work Australia Corporate Plan 2024–2028 Safe Work Australia was established under the Safe Work Australia Act 2008 (Cth) (the SWA Act) and, as a non‑corporate Commonwealth entity, operates in accordance with the Public …
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Operational Plan 2024–2025 Safe Work Australia 2024–2025 Operational Plan Legislative context Safe Work Australia was established under the Safe Work Australia Act 2008 (Cth) (the SWA Act). In accordance with the SWA Act, this operational plan details …
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Australian Work Health and Safety Strategy 2023–2033 Our national vision — Safe and healthy work for all — sets the agenda for our response to key WHS challenges over the next ten years. The last ten years has seen Australia make significant progress …
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Introduction - Australian Work Health and Safety Strategy 2023–2033 Contents Introduction Context Persistent challenges Emerging challenges The Strategy Enablers Targets Actions Driving systematic change The role of Safe Work Australia Expand Contents …
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Codes of Practice Model Codes of Practice are practical guides to achieving the standards of health and safety required under the model WHS Act and Regulations. To have legal effect in a jurisdiction, a model Code of Practice must be approved as a code of …
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National Exemption Framework The framework guides the granting, refusal, amendment or cancellation of an exemption by each state, territory and the Commonwealth work health and safety regulator. The package contains: the agreed national principles to …
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Penalties under the WHS laws The Model WHS Act prescribes a maximum monetary amount known as a penalty for breaches of offences under the Act. Category 1 – a duty holder, without reasonable excuse, engages in conduct with gross negligence or are reckless …
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How do the regulators enforce WHS laws WHS regulators promote and encourage WHS compliance through a range of methods. They can also direct compliance by compelling a duty holder to remedy any identified breach or sanction a contravening duty holder. …
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National compliance and enforcement policy How regulators use the policy Regulators administer WHS laws within their jurisdiction including monitoring and enforcing compliance with WHS laws. The National Compliance and Enforcement Policy (the Policy) …