The National Compliance and Enforcement Policy (the Policy) supports harmonised WHS laws by seeking to ensure they are complemented by a nationally consistent approach to compliance and enforcement. The Policy seeks to ensure this by setting out principles which underpin how regulators

This Decision RIS provides a detailed analysis of the likely impact of implementing the proposed model Work Health Safety (WHS) Regulations and first stage Codes of Practice.

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.

This document provides guidance on the interpretation and application of the concept of a ‘person conducting a business or undertaking’ used in the

The explanatory memorandum explains the intended operation of the model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act, including amendments to the Act up until 24 November 2023.

On 11 December 2009, the Workplace Relations Ministers’ Council endorsed the Model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Bill. The intention is that the Commonwealth and each state and territory government will enact a workplace health and safety Bill to commence on 1 January 2012.

In a key step toward making the harmonisation of OHS laws a reality, the National Review into Model OHS Laws (the Review) concluded in January 2009 with the provision of the Review panel's second and final report to the Workplace Relations Ministers' Council (WRMC).