How the legislation works
The Acts provide a framework for managing health and safety risks in Queensland workplaces and together with the Regulations, they set out legal requirements affecting performance of work that must be followed.
Amendments to workplace health and safety legislation
Amendment Acts and information about significant changes to the law.
Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995
The Act sets out the laws about health and safety requirements affecting most workplaces, work activities and specified high risk plant in Queensland. It seeks to protect your health and safety and the health and safety of everyone at a workplace, while undertaking work activities or using specified high risk plant.
Workplace Health and Safety Regulation 2008
The regulation sets out the legal requirements to prevent or control certain hazards which might cause injury or death in the workplace.
Dangerous Goods Safety Management Act 2001
The DGSM Act provides an over-arching framework of obligations and requirements that facilitates a coordinated approach to the regulation of hazardous materials in Queensland.
Dangerous Goods Safety Management Regulation 2001
The regulation sets out the legal requirements for managing dangerous goods and combustible liquids.
Ministerial notices
Ministerial notices are urgent workplace warnings.
Codes of practice
Codes of practice state ways to manage exposure to risks.
Boards of inquiry
A Board of inquiry may be established by the Minister to look into a workplace incident.
Workplace consultation
Workplace consultation actively seeks industry participation by involving employers and workers and having them represented in the decision-making and advisory processes.
Regulatory impact statements
A Regulatory Impact Statement is produced when significant subordinate legislation is developed.
Provision Improvement Notice (PIN)
Since 1 May 2009 workplace health and safety representatives can issue a Provisional Improvement Notice (PIN) in their own workplace.
Regulation of the storage and handling of dangerous goods
The storage and handling of dangerous goods and combustible liquids in Queensland is regulated by a number of Acts.
Regulatory jurisdictions
Legislation administering agencies.
Prescribed Infringement Notice
The Dangerous Goods Safety Management (DGSM) legislation prescribes offences against the Act and Regulation, and provides for penalties in event of prosecution.
Legislation links:
Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 (PDF, 766 KB)
Workplace Health and Safety Regulation 2008
For more information contact:
Queensland Government
Workplace Health and Safety Infoline 1300 369 915
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