WitrynaWork health and safety (WHS) law in Australia is legislated and regulated separately by each of Australia’s state, territory, and Commonwealth jurisdictions. WHS laws are largely harmonised across the jurisdictions through a set of uniform laws (the model WHS laws). All jurisdictions other than Victoria have adopted the model WHS laws. Witryna27 maj 2024 · WorkSafe administers Victoria’s OHS laws, including the OHS Act, the Dangerous Goods Act 1985and the Equipment (Public Safety) Act 1994. The principal …
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Witrynak) Jenny works in Victoria. She would like to find out more about her WHS responsibilities. What is the name of the WHS authority that Jenny should contact? WorkSafe Victoria is the trading name of the Victorian WorkCover Authority, [2] [3] a statutory authority of the state government of Victoria, Australia. WitrynaSouth Australia and Tasmania implemented the model WHS laws on 1 January 2013. On 10 November 2024, Western Australia passed a version of the model laws, which … permission denied for schema postgresql
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WitrynaVictorian OHS laws and regulations The Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OHS Act) is the main workplace health and safety law in Victoria. It sets out key principles, … After being renamed in 2014 as Victorian Work-cover Authority by Minister Gordon Rich-Phillips, it returned to the WorkSafe trading name after the election of the Labor Government in November 2014. It has had a number of previous names including VWA, WorkCare and the Department of Labour. The name WorkSafe became the trading name for the workplace health and safety and workers compensation divisions in mid-2008, as it reflected the objective of encouraging peopl… WitrynaComparison of provisions – Model WHS Laws and Victorian OHS Laws – Model WHS Laws Section 19 Primary duty of care (1) A person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety of: (a) Workers engaged, or caused to be engaged by the person; and permission denied for table auth_user_groups