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AUS-2011-L-93133
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Title_of_text
Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (A2011-35).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Australia
Territorial subdivision(s)
Australian Capital Territory
Subjects (Classification)
Occupational safety and health
Adopted on (Date of text)
2011-09-29
Scope of text
Non-Metropolitan Territories
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
In the second half of 2011, in keeping with the ACT's commitment to the national harmonisation of health and safety laws, the Legislative Assembly passed a new Work Health and Safety Act 2011. The new Act replaced the previous Work Safety Act 2008 on 1 January 2012. The Act sets out the overall framework for work safety and a range of duties designed to ensure work health and safety.
Part 1 - Preliminary
Part 2 - Health and safety duties
Part 3 - Incident notification
Part 4 - Authorisations
Part 5 - Consultation, representation and participation
Part 6 - Discriminatory, coercive and misleading conduct
Part 7 - Workplace entry by WHS entry permit-holders
Part 8 - The regulator
Part 9 - Securing compliance
Part 10 - Enforcement measures
Part 11 - Enforceable undertakings
Part 12 - Review of decisions
Part 13 - Legal proceedings
Part 14 - General
Part 20 - Transitional
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2012-01-01
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Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
2011-12-19 (AUS-2011-R-93134)
Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (SL2011-36).
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2021-08-05 (AUS-2021-L-113906)
Work Health and Safety Amendment Act 2021 (A2021-19).
Repealed Text region
Repealed text(s)
2008-09-16 (AUS-2008-L-81940)
Work Safety Act 2008 (A2008-51).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
ACT Legislation Register
Country
Australia
URL
http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/2011-35/current/pdf/2011-35.pdf
File
AUS93133 2016.pdf (PDF of Act as amended to A2016-22)