National work health and safety reform
National harmonisation
The Victorian Government has confirmed its support to the principle of harmonisation subject to a satisfactory assessment of the impact and benefits to Victoria. The Government is considering a Supplementary Impact Assessment that looks at the impact of the proposed laws on Victoria, and has called on the Commonwealth to defer for 12 months the implementation of nationally harmonised occupational health and safety laws.
WorkSafe continues to enforce Victoria’s existing Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004, Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2007 and Compliance Codes.
For further details of the Victorian Government’s position, refer to the following media releases of 14 September 2011 , 28 September 2011 and 12 April 2012
The model Work Health and Safety Act, Regulations and Codes of Practice
View the model Work Health and Safety Act; Regulations and associated Codes of Practice on the Safe Work Australia website.
Also available on the Safe Work Australia website are details of the draft model Codes of Practice.
A national compliance and enforcement policy, largely based on Victoria’s current approach is also available.
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