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Work Health & Safety

State and territory WHS/OHS duties, officer due diligence, incident response and practical safety systems for small businesses.

Sources last reviewed 2 June 2026

Published law explainers

308

Curated from a much larger legal corpus

Topics

11

Plain-English clusters

Published case explainers

663

Selected from thousands of decisions

Tracked updates

11

New, amended & reviewed

These are plain-English explainers, not legal advice. They are a good starting point, but check the linked official source before you rely on a specific section, and get advice for your situation.

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Legislation

ActVictoria

Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic)

Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic)

PriorityIn force10 key obligations · checked 2 June 2026
Work Health & SafetyEmployment & Workplace
ActNorthern Territory

Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 (NT)

Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 (NT)

PriorityIn force10 key obligations · checked 2 June 2026
Work Health & SafetyEmployment & Workplace
ActACT

Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (ACT)

Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (ACT)

PriorityIn force8 key obligations · checked 1 June 2026
Work Health & SafetyEmployment & Workplace
ActNew South Wales

Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW)

Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW)

PriorityIn force12 key obligations · checked 2 June 2026
Work Health & SafetyEmployment & Workplace
ActQueensland

Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld)

Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld)

PriorityIn force13 key obligations · checked 2 June 2026
Work Health & SafetyEmployment & Workplace
ActSouth Australia

Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (SA)

Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (SA)

PriorityIn force4 key obligations · checked 1 June 2026
Work Health & SafetyEmployment & Workplace
ActTasmania

Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (Tas)

Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (Tas)

PriorityIn force10 key obligations · checked 2 June 2026
Work Health & SafetyEmployment & Workplace
ActWestern Australia

Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WA)

Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WA)

PriorityIn force10 key obligations · checked 1 June 2026
Work Health & SafetyEmployment & Workplace

Tracker

  1. New1 June 2026

    WHS and OHS coverage added across Australia

    Employers can now compare WHS/OHS source pages across jurisdictions and use the guides as a starting point for safety systems and incident response.

    Work Health & Safety