Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (ACT)

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Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011   

SL2011-36

made under the

Work Health and Safety Act 2011

Republication No 47

Effective:  29 November 2025

Republication date: 29 November 2025

Last amendment made by SL2025‑26

About this republication

The republished law

This is a republication of the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011, made under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 29 November 2025It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 29 November 2025. 

The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4.

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    This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).

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    At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $160 for an individual and $810 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).

    Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011

    made under the

    Work Health and Safety Act 2011

    Contents

    Page

    Chapter 1  Preliminary

    Part 1.1    Introductory matters

    1            Name of regulation  2

    5            Dictionary  2

    6A          Offences are offences of strict liability  2

    6BOffences against regulation—application of Criminal Code etc 3

    7           Meaning of person conducting a business or undertaking—persons excluded—Act, s 5 (6)     3

    8            Meaning of supply—Act, s 6 (3) (b)  4

    9            Provisions linked to health and safety duties in Act—Act, sch 3, s 1.1      4

    9A          Meaning of corresponding WHS law—Act, dict  5

    Part 1.2    Application

    10          Application of the Act to dangerous goods and high risk plant—Act, sch 1, s 5  7

    10A         Application of the Act to dangerous goods—Act, sch 1, s 6, definition of dangerous goods      7

    11          Application of this regulation  8

    12          Assessment of risk in relation to a class of hazards, tasks, circumstances or things    8

    Part 1.3    Incorporated documents

    13          Documents incorporated as in force when incorporated  9

    14          Inconsistencies between provisions  9

    15Disapplication of Legislation Act, s 47 (5) and (6) 10

    Chapter 2  Representation and participation

    Part 2.1    Representation

    Division 2.1.1           Work groups

    16          Negotiations for and determination of work groups  11

    17          Matters to be taken into account in negotiations—Act, s 52 (6) and s 56 (4) 11

    Division 2.1.2           Health and safety representatives

    18          Procedures for election of health and safety representatives—Act, s 61 (2) 13

    19          Person conducting business or undertaking must not delay election       13

    20          Removal of health and safety representatives—Act, s 64 (2) (d)           14

    21          Training for health and safety representatives—Act, s 72 (1) and s 72A (2) 14

    21A         Establishing a health and safety committee—major construction project—Act, s 75 (1) (b)      15

    21B         Training for health and safety committee members—major construction project—Act, s 79A (2)  16

    Part 2.2    Issue resolution

    22          Agreed procedure—minimum requirements  17

    23          Default procedure—Act, s 81 (2)  17

    Part 2.3    Cessation of unsafe work

    24          Continuity of engagement of worker—Act, s 88  19

    Part 2.4    Workplace entry by WHS entry permit‑holders

    25          Training requirements for WHS entry permits—Act, s 131 and s 133      20

    26          Form of WHS entry permit  21

    27          Notice of entry—general  21

    28          Additional requirements—entry under Act, s 117—Act, s 119               22

    29          Additional requirements—entry under Act, s 120—Act, s 120               23

    30          Additional requirements—entry under Act, s 121—Act, s 122               24

    31          Register of WHS entry permit‑holders—Act, s 151  24

    Chapter 3  General risk and workplace management

    Part 3.1    Managing risks to health and safety

    32          Application—pt 3.1  25

    33          Specific requirements must be complied with  25

    34          Duty to identify hazards  25

    35          Managing risks to health and safety  26

    36          Hierarchy of control measures  26

    37          Maintenance of control measures  27

    38          Review of control measures  27

    Part 3.2    General workplace management

    Division 3.2.1           Information, training and instruction

    39          Provision of information, training and instruction—Act, s 19                29

    Division 3.2.2           General working environment

    40          Duty in relation to general workplace facilities  30

    41          Duty to provide and maintain adequate and accessible facilities           31

    Division 3.2.3           First-aid

    42          Duty to provide first-aid  32

    Division 3.2.4           Emergency plans

    43          Duty to prepare, maintain and implement emergency plan                  33

    Division 3.2.5           Personal protective equipment

    44          Provision to workers and use of personal protective equipment            34

    45          Personal protective equipment used by other persons  36

    46          Duties of worker  36

    47          Duty of person other than worker  37

    Division 3.2.6           Remote or isolated work

    48          Remote or isolated work—Act, s 19  37

    Division 3.2.7           Managing risks from airborne contaminants

    48A         Exposure standards  38

    49          Ensuring exposure standards for substances and mixtures not exceeded 39

    50          Monitoring airborne contaminant levels  39

    Division 3.2.8           Hazardous atmospheres

    51          Managing risks to health and safety—Act, s 19  40

    52          Ignition sources—Act, s 19  40

    Division 3.2.9           Storage of flammable or combustible substances

    53          Flammable and combustible substances not to be accumulated           41

    Division 3.2.10         Falling objects

    54          Management of risk of falling objects—Act, s 19  41

    55          Minimising risk associated with falling objects  42

    Division 3.2.11         Psychosocial risks

    55A         Meaning of psychosocial hazard—div 3.2.11  42

    55B         Meaning of psychosocial risk—div 3.2.11  43

    55C         Managing psychosocial risks  43

    55D         Psychosocial risks—control measures  43

    Chapter 4  Hazardous work

    Part 4.1    Noise

    56          Meaning of exposure standard for noise  45

    57          Managing risk of hearing loss from noise—Act, s 19  45

    58          Audiometric testing  46

    59          Duties of designers, manufacturers, importers and suppliers of plant      47

    Part 4.2    Hazardous manual tasks

    60          Managing risks to health and safety—Act, s 19  49

    61          Duties of designers, manufacturers, importers and suppliers of plant or structures      50

    Part 4.3    Confined spaces

    Division 4.3.1           Preliminary

    62          Confined spaces to which this part applies  53

    63          Application to emergency services workers  53

    Division 4.3.2           Duties of designer, manufacturer, importer, supplier, installer and constructor of plant or structure

    64          Duty to eliminate or minimise risk  54

    Division 4.3.3           Duties of person conducting business or undertaking

    65          Entry into confined space must comply with this division  55

    66          Managing risks to health and safety—Act, s 19  55

    67          Confined space entry permit  56

    68          Signage  58

    69          Communication and safety monitoring  58

    70          Specific control—connected plant and services  59

    71          Specific control—atmosphere  59

    72          Specific control—flammable gases and vapours  61

    73          Specific control—fire and explosion  61

    74          Emergency procedures  62

    75          Personal protective equipment in emergencies  63

    76          Information, training and instruction for workers  64

    77          Confined space entry permit and risk assessment must be kept           65

    Part 4.4    Falls

    78          Management of risk of fall—Act, s 19  67

    79          Specific requirements to minimise risk of fall  68

    80          Emergency and rescue procedures  70

    Part 4.5    High risk work

    Division 4.5.1           Licensing of high risk work

    Subdivision 4.5.1.1    Requirement to be licensed

    81          Licence required to carry out high risk work  71

    82          Exceptions  71

    83          Recognition of high risk work licences in other jurisdictions                 73

    84          Duty of person conducting business or undertaking to ensure direct supervision        73

    85          Evidence of licence—duty of person conducting business or undertaking 74

    Subdivision 4.5.1.2    Licensing process

    86          Who may apply for a licence  76

    87          Application for high risk work licence  76

    88          Additional information  78

    89          Decision on application  78

    90          Matters to be taken into account  80

    91          Refusal to grant high risk work licence—process  80

    91A         Conditions of licence  81

    92          Duration of licence  82

    93          Licence document  82

    94          Licence document to be available  83

    95          Reassessment of competency of licence‑holder  83

    Subdivision 4.5.1.3    Amendment of licence document

    96          Notice of change of address  84

    97          Licence‑holder to return licence  84

    98          Replacement licence document  84

    99          Voluntary surrender of licence  85

    Subdivision 4.5.1.4    Renewal of high risk work licence

    100         Regulator may renew licence  85

    101         Application for renewal  86

    102         Licence continues in force until application is decided  86

    103         Renewal of expired licence  87

    104         Provisions relating to renewal of licence  87

    105         Status of licence during review  88

    Subdivision 4.5.1.5    Suspension and cancellation of high risk work licence

    106         Suspension or cancellation of licence  89

    107         Matters taken into account  90

    108         Notice to and submissions by licence-holder  91

    109         Notice of decision  92

    110         Immediate suspension  93

    111         Licence‑holder to return licence document  94

    112         Regulator to return licence document after suspension  94

    Part 4.6    Demolition work

    142         Notice of demolition work  95

    Part 4.7    General electrical safety in workplaces and energised electrical work

    Division 4.7.1           Preliminary

    144         Meaning of electrical equipment—pt 4.7  97

    145         Meaning of electrical installation—pt 4.7  98

    146         Meaning of electrical work—pt 4.7  99

    Division 4.7.2           General risk management

    147         Risk management—Act, s 19  101

    Division 4.7.3           Electrical equipment and electrical installations

    148         Electrical equipment and electrical installations—div 4.7.3                101

    149         Unsafe electrical equipment  101

    150         Inspection and testing of electrical equipment  102

    151         Untested electrical equipment not to be used  103

    Division 4.7.4           Electrical work on energised electrical equipment

    152         Application—div 4.7.4  104

    153         Persons conducting a business or undertaking—div 4.7.4                 104

    154         Electrical work on energised electrical equipment—prohibited            104

    155         Duty to determine whether equipment is energised  105

    156         De‑energised equipment must not be inadvertently re‑energised         105

    157         Electrical work on energised electrical equipment—when permitted      106

    158         Preliminary steps  106

    159         Unauthorised access to equipment being worked on  108

    160         Contact with equipment being worked on  108

    161         How the work is to be carried out  108

    162         Record keeping  110

    Division 4.7.5           Electrical equipment and installations and construction work—additional duties

    163         Duty of person conducting business or undertaking  111

    Division 4.7.6           Residual current devices

    164         Use of socket outlets in hostile operating environment  112

    165         Testing of residual current devices  114

    Division 4.7.7           Overhead and underground electric lines

    166         Duty of person conducting a business or undertaking  114

    Part 4.8    Diving work

    Division 4.8.1           Preliminary

    167         Purpose—pt 4.8  116

    Division 4.8.2           General diving work—fitness and competence of worker

    168         Person conducting business or undertaking must ensure fitness of workers 116

    169         Certificate of medical fitness  117

    170         Duty to keep certificate of medical fitness  118

    171         Competence of worker—general diving work—qualifications—Act, s 44 118

    171A        Competence of worker—general diving work—knowledge and skill—Act, s 44 118

    172         Competence of worker—incidental diving work—Act, s 44                119

    173         Competence of worker—limited scientific diving work—Act, s 44         120

    174         Competence of competent person supervising general diving work—Act, s 44  120

    175         Evidence of competence—duty of person conducting business or undertaking 121

    Division 4.8.3           Managing risks—general diving work

    176         Management of risks to health and safety—Act, s 19  122

    177         Appointment of competent person to supervise diving work               122

    178         Additional control—dive plan  123

    179         Dive plan must be complied with  124

    180         Additional control—dive safety log to be kept  124

    181         Use of dive safety log  125

    182         Record keeping  127

    Division 4.8.4           High risk diving work

    183         Duties of person conducting business or undertaking—Act, s 44         128

    184         Duty of worker—competence—Act, s 44  129

    Chapter 5  Plant and structures

    Part 5.1    General duties for plant and structures

    Division 5.1.1           Preliminary

    185         Application—pt 5.1 to plant  130

    186         Application—pt 5.1 to structures  130

    Division 5.1.2           Duties of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that design plant

    187         Provision of information to manufacturer  130

    188         Hazard identified in design during manufacture  131

    189         Guarding  132

    190         Operational controls  134

    191         Emergency stop controls  135

    192         Warning devices  136

    Division 5.1.3           Duties of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that manufacture plant

    193         Control of risk—Act, s 23  137

    194         Guarding  138

    195         Information must be obtained and provided  139

    Division 5.1.4           Duties of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that import plant

    196         Information to be obtained and provided by importer  140

    197         Control of risk  141

    Division 5.1.5           Duties of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that supply plant

    198         Information to be obtained and provided by supplier  142

    199         Supply of second‑hand plant—duties of supplier  142

    200         Second‑hand plant to be used for scrap or spare parts  143

    Division 5.1.6           Duties of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that install, construct or commission plant or structures

    201         Duties of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that install, construct or commission plant  143

    202         Duties of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that install, construct or commission structures  144

    Division 5.1.7           General duties of a person conducting a business or undertaking involving the management or control of plant

    Subdivision 5.1.7.1    Management of risks

    203         Management of risks to health and safety—Act, s 21  145

    Subdivision 5.1.7.2    Additional control measures for general plant

    204         Control of risks arising from installation or commissioning                 145

    205         Preventing unauthorised alterations to or interference with plant         147

    206         Proper use of plant and controls  147

    207         Plant not in use  148

    208         Guarding  148

    209         Guarding and insulation from heat and cold  150

    210         Operational controls  151

    211         Emergency stops  152

    212         Warning devices  153

    213         Maintenance and inspection of plant  153

    Subdivision 5.1.7.3    Additional control measures for certain plant

    214         Powered mobile plant—general control of risk—Act, s 21                 154

    215         Powered mobile plant—specific control measures  154

    216         Roll‑over protection on tractors  156

    218         Industrial lift trucks  157

    219         Plant that lifts or suspends loads  158

    220         Exception—plant not specifically designed to lift or suspend a person    160

    221         Plant used in connection with tree lopping  160

    222         Industrial robots  161

    223         Lasers  162

    224         Pressure equipment  163

    225         Scaffolds  164

    226         Plant with presence‑sensing safeguarding system—records              166

    Part 5.2    Additional duties relating to registered plant and plant designs

    Division 5.2.1           Application—pt 5.2

    227         Application—pt 5.2  168

    Division 5.2.2           Duty of person conducting a business or undertaking who designs plant to record plant design

    228         Records and information  168

    229         Record of standards or engineering principles used  169

    230         Records to be available for inspection  170

    Division 5.2.3           Duties of a person conducting a business or undertaking

    231         Duty of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that manufacture plant        171

    232         Duty of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that import plant 171

    233         Duty of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that supply plant 171

    234         Duty of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that commission plant 172

    Division 5.2.4           Duties of a person conducting a business or undertaking involving the management or control of plant

    Subdivision 5.2.4.1    Control measures for registered plant

    235         Major inspection of registered mobile cranes and tower cranes           172

    236         Lifts  174

    237         Records of plant  175

    Subdivision 5.2.4.2    Control measures for amusement devices and passenger ropeways

    238         Operation of amusement devices and passenger ropeways               176

    239         Storage of amusement devices and passenger ropeways                 177

    240         Maintenance, inspection and testing of amusement devices and passenger ropeways  177

    241         Annual inspection of amusement devices and passenger ropeways     178

    242         Log book and manuals for amusement device  180

    Part 5.3    Registration of plant designs and items of plant

    Division 5.3.1           Plant designs to be registered

    243         Plant design to be registered—Act, s 42  183

    244         Altered plant designs to be registered—Act, s 42  183

    245         Recognition of designs registered by corresponding regulator            184

    Division 5.3.2           Items of plant to be registered

    246         Items of plant to be registered—Act, s 42  184

    247         Recognition of plant registered by corresponding regulator               184

    Division 5.3.3           Registration process for plant designs

    248         Application—div 5.3.3  184

    249         Who can apply to register a plant design  185

    250         Application for registration  185

    251         Design verification statement  186

    252         Who can be the design verifier  186

    253         Duty of design verifier  187

    254         Design verification statements not to be made in certain circumstances  187

    255         Additional information  187

    256         Decision on application  188

    257         Refusal of registration—process  189

    258         Conditions of registration  190

    259         Duration of registration of plant design  190

    260         Plant design registration number  190

    261         Registration document  191

    262         Registration document to be available  192

    263         Disclosure of design information  192

    Division 5.3.4           Registration process for an item of plant

    264         Application—div 5.3.4  193

    265         Who can apply to register an item of plant  193

    266         Application for registration  193

    267         When is a person competent to inspect plant  194

    268         Additional information  195

    269         Decision on application  195

    270         Refusal of registration—process  196

    271         Conditions of registration  197

    272         Duration of registration  197

    273         Plant registration number  198

    274         Registration document  198

    275         Registration document to be available  199

    276         Regulator may renew registration  199

    277         Application for renewal  199

    278         Registration continues in force until application is decided                200

    279         Decision on application  200

    280         Status of registration during review  201

    Division 5.3.5           Changes to registration and registration documents

    281         Application—div 5.3.5  202

    282         Changes to information  202

    283         Amendment of registration imposed by regulator  203

    284         Amendment on application by registration holder  205

    285         Minor corrections to registration  206

    286         Regulator to give amended registration document  206

    287         Registration holder to return registration document  207

    288         Replacement registration document  207

    Division 5.3.6           Cancellation of registration

    288A        Application—div 5.3.6  208

    288B        Regulator may cancel registration  208

    288C        Cancellation process  208

    288D        Registration holder to return registration document  209

    Chapter 6  Construction work

    Part 6.1    Preliminary

    289         Meaning of construction work—ch 6  210

    290         Meaning of structure—ch 6  211

    291         Meaning of high risk construction work—ch 6  212

    292         Meaning of construction project—ch 6  214

    293         Meaning of principal contractor—ch 6  215

    Part 6.2    Duties of designer of structure and person who commissions construction work

    294         Person who commissions work must consult with designer               216

    295         Designer must give safety report to person who commissions design     216

    296         Person who commissions project must give information to principal contractor 217

    Part 6.3    Duties of person conducting business or undertaking

    Division 6.3.1           General

    297         Management of risks to health and safety—Act, s 19  218

    298         Security of workplace  218

    Division 6.3.2           High risk construction work—safe work method statements

    299         Safe work method statement required for high risk construction work     219

    300         Compliance with safe work method statement  220

    301         Safe work method statement—copy to be given to principal contractor   221

    302         Review of safe work method statement  221

    303         Safe work method statement must be kept  221

    Division 6.3.3           Excavation Work

    304         Excavation work—underground essential services information           222

    305         Management of risks to health and safety associated with excavation work—Act, s 19  224

    306         Additional controls—trenches  225

    Part 6.4    Additional duties of principal contractor

    307         Application—pt 6.4  227

    308         Specific control measure—signage identifying principal contractor       227

    309         WHS management plan—preparation  228

    310         WHS management plan—duty to inform  229

    311         WHS management plan—review  229

    312         High risk construction work—safe work method statements               230

    313         Copy of WHS management plan must be kept  230

    314         Further health and safety duties—specific regulations  231

    315         Further health and safety duties—specific risks—Act, s 20               232

    Part 6.5    General construction induction training

    Division 6.5.1           General construction induction training requirements

    316         Duty to provide general construction induction training  233

    317         Duty to ensure worker has been trained  233

    318         Recognition of general construction induction training cards issued in other jurisdictions        234

    Division 6.5.2           General construction induction training cards

    319         Issue of card  234

    320         Content of card  236

    321         Replacement card  236

    322         Refusal to issue or replace card  237

    323         Cancellation of card—grounds  238

    324         Cancellation of card—process  238

    Division 6.5.3           Duties of workers

    326         Duties of workers  239

    327         Alteration of general construction induction training card                   240

    Chapter 7  Hazardous chemicals

    Part 7.1    Hazardous chemicals

    Division 7.1.1           Application—pt 7.1

    328         Application—pt 7.1  241

    Division 7.1.2           Obligations relating to safety data sheets and other matters

    Subdivision 7.1.2.1    Obligations of manufacturers and importers

    329         Classification of hazardous chemicals  245

    330         Manufacturer or importer to prepare and provide safety data sheets     246

    331         Safety data sheets—research chemical, waste product or sample for analysis 247

    332         Emergency disclosure of chemical identities to registered medical practitioner 248

    333         Emergency disclosure of chemical identities to emergency service worker 249

    334         Packing hazardous chemicals  249

    335         Labelling hazardous chemicals  249

    Subdivision 7.1.2.2    Obligations of suppliers

    336         Restriction on age of person who can supply hazardous chemicals      252

    337         Retailer or supplier packing hazardous chemicals  252

    338         Supplier labelling hazardous chemicals  253

    339         Supplier to provide safety data sheets  253

    340         Supply of prohibited and restricted carcinogens  254

    Subdivision 7.1.2.3    Obligations of persons conducting businesses or undertakings

    341         Labelling hazardous chemicals—general requirement  256

    342         Labelling hazardous chemicals—containers  257

    343         Labelling hazardous chemicals—pipe work  259

    344         Person conducting business or undertaking to obtain and give access to safety data sheets     260

    345         Changes to safety data sheets  262

    Division 7.1.3           Register and manifest of hazardous chemicals

    Subdivision 7.1.3.1    Hazardous chemicals register

    346         Hazardous chemicals register  263

    Subdivision 7.1.3.2    Manifest of Schedule 11 hazardous chemicals

    347         Manifest of hazardous chemicals  264

    348         Regulator must be notified if manifest quantities to be exceeded         266

    Division 7.1.4           Placards

    349         Outer warning placards—requirement to display  268

    350         Placard—requirement to display  269

    Division 7.1.5           Control of risk—obligations of persons conducting businesses or undertakings

    Subdivision 7.1.5.1   General obligations relating to management of risk

    351         Management of risks to health or safety—Act, s 19  270

    352         Review of control measures  271

    353         Safety signs  272

    354         Identification of risk of physical or chemical reaction  273

    355         Specific control—fire and explosion  274

    356         Keeping hazardous chemicals stable  274

    Subdivision 7.1.5.2   Spills and damage

    357         Containing and managing spills  276

    358         Protecting hazardous chemicals from damage  277

    Subdivision 7.1.5.3    Emergency plans and safety equipment

    359         Fire protection and firefighting equipment  277

    360         Emergency equipment  279

    361         Emergency plans  279

    362         Safety equipment  280

    Subdivision 7.1.5.4    Storage and handling systems

    363         Control of risks from storage or handling systems  280

    364         Containers for hazardous chemicals used, handled or stored in bulk    281

    365         Stopping use and disposing of handling systems  282

    366         Stopping use of underground storage and handling systems              282

    367         Notification of abandoned tank  283

    Division 7.1.6           Health monitoring

    368         Duty to provide health monitoring  284

    369         Duty to inform of health monitoring  285

    370         Duty to ensure that appropriate health monitoring is provided            285

    371         Duty to ensure health monitoring is supervised by registered medical practitioner with experience  286

    372         Duty to pay costs of health monitoring  286

    373         Information that must be provided to registered medical practitioner     287

    374         Duty to obtain health monitoring report  288

    375         Duty to give health monitoring report to worker  289

    376         Duty to give health monitoring report to regulator  289

    377         Duty to give health monitoring report to relevant persons conducting businesses or undertakings  290

    378         Health monitoring records  290

    Division 7.1.7           Induction, information, training and supervision

    379         Duty to provide supervision  291

    Division 7.1.8           Prohibition, authorisation and restricted use

    380         Using, handling and storing prohibited carcinogens  292

    381         Using, handling and storing restricted carcinogens  292

    382         Using, handling and storing restricted hazardous chemicals               293

    383         Application for authorisation to use, handle or store prohibited and restricted carcinogens       293

    384         Authorisation to use, handle or store prohibited carcinogens and restricted carcinogens        294

    385         Changes to information in application to be reported  295

    386         Regulator may cancel authorisation  295

    387         Statement of exposure to be given to workers  296

    388         Records to be kept  296

    Division 7.1.9           Pipelines

    389         Management of risk by pipeline owner  297

    390         Pipeline builder's duties  298

    391         Management of risks to health and safety by pipeline operator—Act, s 19 299

    Part 7.2    Lead

    Division 7.2.1           Lead process

    392         Meaning of lead process—pt 7.2  301

    393         Regulator may decide lead process  303

    394         Meaning of lead risk work—pt 7.2  304

    395         Duty to give information about health risks of lead process               304

    Division 7.2.2           Control of risk

    396         Containment of lead contamination  305

    397         Cleaning methods  305

    398         Prohibition on eating, drinking and smoking  306

    399         Provision of changing and washing facilities  306

    400         Laundering, disposal and removal of personal protective equipment     307

    401         Review of control measures  309

    Division 7.2.3           Lead risk work

    402         Identifying lead risk work  311

    403         Notification of lead risk work  312

    404         Changes to information in notification of lead risk work  313

    Division 7.2.4           Health monitoring

    405         Duty to provide health monitoring before first commencing lead risk work 313

    406         Duty to ensure that appropriate health monitoring is provided            314

    407         Frequency of biological monitoring  315

    408         Duty to ensure health monitoring is supervised by registered medical practitioner with relevant experience  317

    409         Duty to pay costs of health monitoring  317

    410         Information that must be provided to registered medical practitioner     318

    411         Duty to obtain health monitoring report  318

    412         Duty to give health monitoring report to worker  320

    413         Duty to give health monitoring report to regulator  320

    414         Duty to give health monitoring report to relevant persons conducting businesses or undertakings  321

    415         Removal of worker from lead risk work  321

    416         Duty to ensure medical examination if worker removed from lead risk work 322

    417         Return to lead risk work after removal  323

    418         Health monitoring records  324

    Chapter 7ACrystalline silica

    Part 7A.1  Preliminary

    418A        Definitions—ch 7A  325

    Part 7A.2  General controls on work involving crystalline silica material

    418B        Dry processing of stone‑substitute material—prohibition                   331

    418BAA     Uncontrolled processing of other crystalline silica material—prohibition  331

    418C        Control measures for processing stone‑substitute material               332

    418CAA     Control measures for processing other crystalline silica material         333

    418D        Duty to train workers about crystalline silica awareness  334

    Part 7A.3  Engineered stone

    Division 7A.3.1         Preliminary

    418E        Meaning of processing—pt 7A.3  336

    Division 7A.3.2         Work involving engineered stone benchtops, panels or slabs

    418F         Work involving engineered stone benchtops, panels or slabs—prohibition 336

    418G        Work involving engineered stone benchtops, panels or slabs—exception for particular supply and installation  336

    418H        Work involving engineered stone benchtops, panels or slabs—exception for particular processing  337

    Division 7A.3.3         Regulator to be notified of particular processing of engineered stone

    418I         Notification of particular processing of engineered stone                   338

    418J         Duty to keep notice given under div 7A.3.3  339

    Chapter 8  Asbestos

    Part 8.1    Prohibitions and authorised conduct

    419         Work involving asbestos or ACM—prohibitions and exceptions           340

    Part 8.2    General duty

    420         Exposure to airborne asbestos at workplace—Act, s 19  343

    Part 8.3    Management of asbestos and associated risks

    421         Application—pt 8.3  344

    422         Asbestos to be identified or assumed at workplace  344

    422A        Asbestos risk assessment  345

    422B        Asbestos risk assessment—review  346

    423         Analysis of sample  346

    424         Presence and location of asbestos to be indicated  347

    425         Asbestos register  347

    426         Review of asbestos register  349

    427         Access to asbestos register  349

    428         Transfer of asbestos register by person relinquishing management or control  350

    429         Asbestos management plan  350

    430         Review of asbestos management plan  352

    Part 8.4    Management of naturally occurring asbestos

    431         Naturally occurring asbestos—Act, s 20  354

    432         Naturally occurring asbestos—asbestos management plan               354

    433         Naturally occurring asbestos—review of asbestos management plan     356

    434         Training in relation to naturally occurring asbestos  356

    Part 8.5    Asbestos at the workplace

    Division 8.5.1           Health monitoring

    435         Duty to provide health monitoring  357

    436         Duty to ensure appropriate health monitoring provided  358

    437         Duty to ensure health monitoring supervised by registered medical practitioner with relevant experience  358

    438         Duty to pay costs of health monitoring  359

    439         Information that must be provided to registered medical practitioner     359

    440         Duty to obtain health monitoring report  360

    441         Duty to give health monitoring report to worker  361

    442         Duty to give health monitoring report to regulator  361

    443         Duty to give health monitoring report to relevant persons conducting businesses or undertakings  362

    444         Health monitoring records  362

    Division 8.5.2           Training

    445         Duty to train workers about asbestos awareness  363

    445A        Duty to train workers about working with asbestos  364

    Division 8.5.3           Control on use of certain equipment

    446         Duty to limit use of equipment  365

    Part 8.6    Demolition and refurbishment

    447         Application—pt 8.6  367

    448         Review of asbestos register  367

    449         Duty to give asbestos register to person conducting business or undertaking of demolition or refurbishment  368

    450         Duty to obtain asbestos register  368

    451         Determining presence of asbestos or ACM  368

    452         Identification and removal of asbestos before demolition                  370

    453         Identification and removal of asbestos before demolition of residential premises       371

    454         Emergency procedure  371

    455         Emergency procedure—residential premises  372

    456         Identification and removal of asbestos before refurbishment              373

    457         Refurbishment of residential premises  374

    Part 8.7    Asbestos removal work

    458         Duty to ensure asbestos removalist is licensed  375

    459         Asbestos removal supervisor must be present  375

    460         Asbestos removal worker must be trained  376

    461         Licensed asbestos removalist must keep training records                 376

    462         Duty to give information about health risks of licensed asbestos removal work 377

    463         Asbestos removalist must obtain register  378

    464         Asbestos removal control plan  378

    465         Asbestos removal control plan to be kept and available  379

    466         Regulator must be notified of asbestos removal  380

    467         Licensed asbestos removalist must inform certain persons about intended asbestos removal work  382

    468         Person with management or control of workplace must inform persons about asbestos removal work  383

    469         Signage and barricades for asbestos removal work  384

    470         Limiting access to asbestos removal area  384

    471         Decontamination facilities  385

    472         Disposing of asbestos waste and contaminated personal protective equipment 386

    473         Clearance inspection  388

    474         Clearance certificates  389

    Part 8.8    Asbestos removal requiring Class A asbestos removal licence

    475         Air monitoring—asbestos removal requiring Class A asbestos removal licence 391

    476         Action if respirable asbestos fibre level too high  393

    477         Removing friable asbestos  394

    Part 8.9     Asbestos-related work

    478         Application—pt 8.9  396

    479         Uncertainty as to presence of asbestos  396

    480         Duty to give information about health risks of asbestos‑related work     397

    481         Asbestos-related work to be in separate area  397

    482         Air monitoring  398

    483         Decontamination facilities  399

    484         Disposing of asbestos waste and contaminated personal protective equipment 400

    Part 8.10   Licensing of asbestos removalists and asbestos assessors

    Division 8.10.1         Asbestos removalists—requirement to be licensed

    485         Requirement to hold Class A asbestos removal licence  402

    486         Exception to requirement to hold Class A asbestos removal licence     402

    487         Requirement to hold Class B asbestos removal licence  403

    488         Recognition of asbestos removal licences in other jurisdictions           403

    Division 8.10.2         Asbestos assessors—requirement to be licensed

    489         Requirement to hold asbestos assessor licence  404

    490         Recognition of asbestos assessor licences in other jurisdictions          404

    Division 8.10.3         Licensing process

    491         Who may apply for licence  405

    492         Application for asbestos removal licence or asbestos assessor licence   405

    493         Content of application—Class A asbestos removal licence                408

    494         Content of application—Class B asbestos removal licence                409

    495         Content of application—asbestos assessor licence  409

    496         Additional information  410

    497         Decision on application  410

    498         Class A asbestos removal licence—regulator to be satisfied about additional matters   412

    499         Class B asbestos removal licence—regulator to be satisfied about additional matters   413

    500         Matters to be taken into account  413

    501         Refusal to grant licence—process  414

    502         Conditions of licence  415

    503         Duration of licence  416

    504         Licence document  416

    505         Licence document to be available  417

    Division 8.10.4         Amendment of licence and licence document

    506         Changes to information  417

    507         Change to nominated supervisor  418

    508         Amendment imposed by regulator  418

    509         Amendment on application by licence-holder  420

    510         Minor corrections to licence  421

    511         Regulator to give amended licence to holder  421

    512         Licence-holder to return licence  422

    513         Replacement licence document  422

    514         Voluntary surrender of licence  423

    Division 8.10.5         Renewal of licence

    515         Regulator may renew licence  423

    516         Application for renewal  423

    517         Provisions relating to renewal of licence  424

    518         Renewal of asbestos removal licence—regulator to be satisfied about certain matters  425

    519         Status of licence during review  425

    Division 8.10.6         Suspension and cancellation of licence

    520         Suspension or cancellation of licence  426

    521         Matters taken into account  428

    522         Notice to and submissions by licence-holder  429

    523         Notice of decision  430

    524         Immediate suspension  431

    525         Licence-holder to return licence document  432

    526         Regulator to return licence document after suspension  432

    Division 8.10.7         General

    527         Asbestos removal licence register  432

    528         Asbestos assessors register  432

    529         Work must be supervised by named supervisor  432

    Chapter 9  Major hazard facilities

    Part 9.1    Preliminary

    Division 9.1.1           Application and interpretation

    530         This chapter does not apply to certain facilities  433

    531         Meaning of major incident—ch 9  433

    532         Meaning of hazardous chemicals that are present or likely to be present 434

    533         Meaning of operator of a facility or proposed facility—ch 9                435

    534         Meaning of modification of a major hazard facility  436

    Division 9.1.2           Requirement to be licensed

    535         A major hazard facility must be licensed—Act, s 41  437

    Part 9.2    Determinations about major hazard facilities

    536         Operators of certain facilities must notify regulator  440

    537         Notification—proposed facilities  440

    538         Content of notification  441

    539         When regulator may conduct inquiry  443

    540         Inquiry procedure  443

    541         Determination in relation to facility, on inquiry  445

    542         Determination in relation to over-threshold facility  445

    543         Suitability of facility operator  446

    544         Conditions on determination of major hazard facility  446

    545         Notice and effect of determinations  447

    546         When regulator may revoke a determination  448

    547         Re-notification if quantity of Schedule 15 chemicals increases           448

    548         Notification by new operator  449

    549         Time in which major hazard facility licence must be applied for           450

    Part 9.3    Duties of operators of determined major hazard facilities

    Division 9.3.1           Application—pt 9.3

    550         Application—pt 9.3  451

    Division 9.3.2           Determined major hazard facility—safety case outline

    551         Safety case outline must be provided  451

    552         Safety case outline—content  452

    553         Safety case outline—alteration  453

    Division 9.3.3           Determined major hazard facility—management of risk

    554         Determined major hazard facility—identification of major incidents and major incident hazards  454

    555         Determined major hazard facility—safety assessment  455

    556         Determined major hazard facility—control of risk—Act, s 20               457

    557         Determined major hazard facility—emergency plan  457

    558         Determined major hazard facility—safety management system           459

    559         Determined major hazard facility—review of risk management           461

    Division 9.3.4           Determined major hazard facility—safety case

    560         Safety case must be provided  462

    561         Safety case—content  463

    562         Coordination for multiple facilities  465

    563         Review  465

    Part 9.4    Licensed major hazard facilities—risk management

    564         Licensed major hazard facility—identification of major incidents and major incident hazards    466

    565         Licensed major hazard facility—safety assessment  467

    566         Licensed major hazard facility—control of risk—Act, s 20                  467

    567         Licensed major hazard facility—emergency plan  468

    568         Licensed major hazard facility—safety management system              469

    569         Licensed major hazard facility—review of risk management               470

    570         Safety case—review  472

    571         Information for visitors  472

    572         Information for local community—general  472

    573         Information for local community—major incident  474

    Part 9.5    Consultation and workers’ safety role

    574         Safety role for workers  476

    575         Operator of major hazard facility must consult with workers—Act, s 49 (f) 477

    Part 9.6    Duties of workers at licensed major hazard facilities

    576         Licensed major hazard facility—duties of workers  479

    Part 9.7    Licensing of major hazard facilities

    Division 9.7.1           Licensing process

    577         Who may apply for a licence  480

    578         Application for major hazard facility licence  480

    579         Additional information  482

    580         Decision on application  483

    581         Matters to be taken into account  484

    582         When decision is to be made  485

    583         Refusal to grant major hazard facility licence—process  485

    584         Conditions of licence  486

    585         Duration of licence  487

    586         Licence document  487

    587         Licence document to be available  487

    Division 9.7.2           Amendment of licence and licence document

    588         Changes to information  488

    589         Amendment imposed by regulator  488

    590         Amendment on application by operator  489

    591         Minor corrections to major hazard facility licence  491

    592         Regulator to give amended licence document to operator                 491

    593         Operator to return licence  491

    594         Replacement licence document  492

    Division 9.7.3           Renewal of major hazard facility licence

    595         Regulator may renew licence  493

    596         Application for renewal  493

    597         Licence continues in force until application is decided  493

    598         Provisions relating to renewal of licence  494

    599         Status of major hazard facility licence during review  494

    Division 9.7.4           Transfer of major hazard facility licence

    600         Transfer of major hazard facility licence  495

    Division 9.7.5           Suspension and cancellation of major hazard facility licence

    601         Cancellation of major hazard facility licence—on operator's application  496

    602         Suspension or cancellation of licence—on regulator's initiative           497

    603         Matters to be taken into account  497

    604         Notice to and submissions by operator  499

    605         Notice of decision  499

    606         Immediate suspension  500

    607         Operator to return licence document  501

    608         Regulator to return licence document after suspension  501

    Chapter 11 General

    Part 11.1   Review of decisions under this regulation

    Division 11.1.1         Reviewable decisions

    676         Which decisions under this regulation are reviewable  502

    Division 11.1.2         Internal review

    677         Application  508

    678         Application for internal review  509

    679         Internal reviewer  509

    680         Decision of internal reviewer  510

    681         Decision on internal review  510

    682         Internal review—reviewable decision continues  511

    Division 11.1.3         External review

    683         Application for external review  511

    Part 11.2   Exemptions

    Division 11.2.1         General

    684         General power to grant exemptions  512

    685         Matters to be considered in granting exemptions  513

    Division 11.2.2         High risk work licences

    686         High risk work licence—exemption  514

    687         High risk work licence—regulator to be satisfied about certain matters   514

    Division 11.2.3         Major hazard facilities

    688         Major hazard facility—exemption  515

    689         Major hazard facility—regulator to be satisfied about certain matters    515

    Division 11.2.4         Exemption process

    690         Application for exemption  516

    691         Conditions of exemption  516

    692         Form of exemption document  517

    693         Compliance with conditions of exemption  517

    694         Notice of decision in relation to exemption  518

    695         Publication of notice of exemption  518

    696         Notice of refusal of exemption  518

    697         Amendment or cancellation of exemption  518

    698         Notice of amendment or cancellation  519

    Division 11.2.5         Crystalline silica material

    698AA      Definitions—div 11.2.5  520

    698AB      Exemptions under corresponding WHS laws—work involving engineered stone        520

    Part 11.2A Licence register

    698A        Licence register  521

    Part 11.3   Miscellaneous

    699         Incident notification—prescribed serious illnesses—Act, s 36             523

    700        Inspectors’ identity cards—Act, s 157 (1) (e)  524

    701         Review of decisions under the Act—stay of decision—Act, s 228 (6) (a) 524

    702         Confidentiality of information—exception relating to administration or enforcement of other laws  524

    Schedule 3 High risk work licences and classes of high risk work        525

    3.1          Boom‑type elevating work platform  531

    Schedule 4 High risk work licences—competency requirements 532

    4.1          Purpose—sch 4  532

    Schedule 5 Registration of plant and plant designs              535

    Part 5.1    Plant requiring registration of design  535

    5.1          Items of plant requiring registration of design  535

    5.2          Exceptions  536

    Part 5.2    Items of plant requiring registration  538

    5.3          Items of plant requiring registration  538

    5.4          Exceptions  539

    Schedule 6 Classification of mixtures  540

    6.1          Purpose of this schedule  540

    Schedule 7 Safety data sheets  545

    7.1          Safety data sheets—content  545

    7.2          Safety data sheets—research chemical, waste product or sample for analysis 546

    Schedule 8 Disclosure of ingredients in safety data sheet   548

    8.1          Purpose of this schedule  548

    8.2          Identity of ingredients to be disclosed  548

    8.3          Generic names used to disclose identity of ingredients  550

    8.4          Disclosing proportions of ingredients  551

    Schedule 9 Classification, packaging and labelling requirements          552

    Part 9.1    Correct classification  552

    9.1          Correct classification of a substance, mixture or article  552

    Part 9.2    Correct packing  553

    9.2          Correctly packing hazardous chemicals  553

    Part 9.3    Correct labelling  554

    9.3          Labelling hazardous chemicals—general  554

    9.4          Labelling hazardous chemicals—small container  555

    9.5          Labelling hazardous chemicals—research chemicals or samples for analysis   555

    9.6          Labelling hazardous chemicals—decanted or transferred chemicals     556

    9.7          Labelling hazardous chemicals—known hazards  556

    9.8          Labelling hazardous chemicals—waste products  557

    9.9          Labelling hazardous chemicals—explosives  557

    9.10         Labelling hazardous chemicals—agricultural and veterinary chemicals   558

    Schedule 10         Prohibited carcinogens, restricted carcinogens and restricted hazardous chemicals  559

    Schedule 11Placard and manifest quantities  563

    11.1         Determination of classification of flammable liquids  568

    Schedule 12Manifest requirements  569

    12.1         Manifest—general information  569

    12.2         Manifest—bulk storage and containers  569

    12.3         Manifest—identification of hazardous chemical  570

    12.4         Manifest—storage area for packaged hazardous chemicals               571

    12.5         Manifest—hazardous chemicals being manufactured  573

    12.6         Manifest—hazardous chemicals in transit  573

    12.7         Manifest—plan of workplace  574

    Schedule 13Placard requirements  575

    13.1         Displaying placards  575

    13.2         Maintaining placards  576

    13.3         Outer warning placards—requirements  576

    13.4         Placards for particular hazardous chemicals stored in bulk               577

    13.5         Placards for unstable explosives, organic peroxides type A or self-reactive substances type A stored in bulk  580

    13.6         Placards for packaged Schedule 11 hazardous chemicals (other than flammable liquids category 4) and IBCs  582

    13.7         Placards for flammable liquids category 4 packaged or in bulk           583

    Schedule 14Requirements for health monitoring  585

    Schedule 15Hazardous chemicals at major hazard facilities (and their threshold quantity)  589

    15.1         Definitions—sch 15  589

    15.2         Relevant hazardous chemicals  589

    15.3         Threshold quantity of one hazardous chemical  589

    15.4         Threshold quantity of more than 1 hazardous chemical  590

    15.5         How table 15.6.2 must be used  591

    15.6         How table 15.6.3 must be used  591

    Schedule 16Matters to be included in emergency plan for major hazard facility  599

    16.1         Site and hazard detail  599

    16.2         Command structure and site personnel  600

    16.3         Notifications  600

    16.4         Resources and equipment  601

    16.5         Procedures  601

    Schedule 17         Additional matters to be included in safety management system of major hazard facility  602

    17.1         Safety policy and safety objectives  602

    17.2         Organisation and personnel  602

    17.3         Operational controls  602

    17.4         Duties of operators  603

    17.5         Management of change  603

    17.6         Principles and standards  603

    17.7         Performance monitoring  604

    17.8         Audit  604

    Schedule 18Additional matters to be included in safety case for a major hazard facility  605

    Part 18.1   Facility description  605

    18.1         The facility  605

    18.2         The surrounding area  606

    Part 18.2   Safety information  608

    18.3         Control measures to limit the consequences of major incidents           608

    18.4         Performance monitoring  609

    18.5         Safety management system  609

    18.6         Safety and reliability of facility structures and plant  609

    18.7         Major incident history  609

    Dictionary610

    Endnotes

    1            About the endnotes  657

    2            Abbreviation key  657

    3            Legislation history  658

    4            Amendment history  664

    5            Earlier republications  713

    6            Expired transitional or validating provisions  717

    Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011

    made under the

    Work Health and Safety Act 2011

    Chapter 1Preliminary

    Part 1.1Introductory matters

    1. Name of regulation

      This regulation is the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011.

    2. Dictionary

      The dictionary at the end of this regulation is part of this regulation.

      Note 1The dictionary at the end of this regulation defines certain terms used in this regulation, and includes references (signpost definitions) to other terms defined elsewhere.

      For example, the signpost definition ‘VET course—see the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 (Cwlth).’ means that the term ‘VET course’ is defined in that Act and the definition applies to this regulation.

      Note 2A definition in the dictionary (including a signpost definition) applies to the entire regulation unless the definition, or another provision of the regulation, provides otherwise or the contrary intention otherwise appears (see Legislation Act, s 155 and s 156 (1)).

    6AOffences are offences of strict liability

    Strict liability applies to each physical element of each offence under this regulation unless otherwise stated in the section containing the offence.

    6BOffences against regulation—application of Criminal Code etc

    Other legislation applies in relation to offences against this regulation.

    NoteCriminal Code

    The Criminal Code, ch 2 applies to all offences against this regulation (see Code, pt 2.1).

    The chapter sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility (including burdens of proof and general defences), and defines terms used for offences to which the Code applies (eg conduct, intention, recklessness and strict liability).

    1. Meaning of person conducting a business or undertaking—persons excluded—Act, s 5 (6)

      (1)For the purposes of the Act, section 5 (6) (Meaning of person conducting a business or undertaking), a strata title body corporate that is responsible for any common areas used only for residential purposes may be taken not to be a person conducting a business or undertaking in relation to those premises.

      (2)Subsection (1) does not apply if the strata title body corporate engages any worker as an employee.

      (3)For the purposes of the Act, section 5 (6), an incorporated association may be taken not to be a person conducting a business or undertaking if the incorporated association consists of a group of volunteers working together for 1 or more community purposes where—

      (a)the incorporated association, either alone or jointly with any other similar incorporated association, does not employ any person to carry out work for the incorporated association; and

      (b)none of the volunteers, whether alone or jointly with any other volunteers, employs any person to carry out work for the incorporated association.

      (4)In this section:

      strata title body corporate means an owners corporation for a units plan under the Unit Titles (Management) Act 2011, section 8 (Owners corporation—establishment).

    2. Meaning of supply—Act, s 6 (3) (b)

      For the purposes of the Act, section 6 (3) (b) (Meaning of supply), a supply of a thing does not include the supply of a thing by a person who does not control the supply and has no authority to make decisions about the supply.

      Examples

      1     an auctioneer who auctions a thing without having possession of the thing

      2     a real estate agent acting in his or her capacity as a real estate agent

    3. Provisions linked to health and safety duties in Act—Act, sch 3, s 1.1

      If a note at the foot of a provision of this regulation states ‘WHS Act’ followed by a reference to a section number, the regulation provision sets out the way in which a person’s duty or obligation under that section of the Act is to be performed in relation to the matters and to the extent set out in the regulation provision.

      Note 1A failure to comply with a duty or obligation under a section of the Act mentioned in a ‘WHS Act’ note is an offence to which a penalty applies.

      Note 2A note at the foot of a provision forms part of this regulation (see Act, s 9).

    9AMeaning of corresponding WHS law—Act, dict

    For the Act, dictionary, definition of corresponding WHS law, the following laws are prescribed:

    (a)the following laws of the Commonwealth:

    (i)the Work Health and Safety Act 2011;

    1. Earlier republications

      Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order. 

      Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register.  A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1.  Electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical.

    Republication No and date Effective Last amendment made by Republication for
    R1
    1 Jan 2012
    1 Jan 2012–
    30 June 2012
    not amended new regulation
    R1 (RI)
    19 Mar 2012
    1 Jan 2012–
    30 June 2012
    not amended reissue for retrospective amendments by SL2012‑9
    R1 (RI No 2)
    5 July 2012
    1 Jan 2012–
    30 June 2012
    not amended further reissue for retrospective amendments by SL2012‑31
    R2
    1 July 2012
    1 July 2012–
    31 Dec 2012
    not amended commenced provisions
    R2 (RI)
    5 July 2012
    1 July 2012–
    31 Dec 2012
    not amended reissue for retrospective amendments by SL2012‑31
    R3
    1 Jan 2013
    1 Jan 2013–
    1 Jan 2013
    not amended commenced provisions
    R4
    2 Jan 2013
    2 Jan 2013–
    30 June 2013
    not amended expired provisions (ss 801-803, pt 20.3 (ss 806-810)
    R5
    1 July 2013
    1 July 2013–
    24 Nov 2013
    not amended commenced provisions
    R6
    25 Nov 2013
    25 Nov 2013–
    31 Dec 2013
    A2013‑44 amendments by A2013‑44
    R7
    1 Jan 2014
    1 Jan 2014–
    1 Jan 2014
    SL2013‑33 amendments by SL2013‑33
    R8
    2 Jan 2014
    2 Jan 2014–
    9 June 2014
    SL2013‑33 expiry of transitional provision (s 804)
    R9
    10 June 2014
    10 June 2014–
    1 Sept 2014
    A2014‑18 amendments by A2014‑18
    R10
    2 Sept 2014
    2 Sept 2014–
    29 Sept 2014
    SL2014-20 amendments by SL2014-20
    R11
    30 Sept 2014
    30 Sept 2014–
    1 Oct 2014
    SL2014-20 amendments by SL2014-10
    R12
    2 Oct 2014
    2 Oct 2014–
    30 Oct 2014
    SL2014-20 expiry of provisions (pt 20.4)
    R13
    31 Oct 2014
    31 Oct 2014–
    31 Dec 2014
    SL2014‑27 amendments by SL2014‑27
    R14
    1 Jan 2015
    1 Jan 2015–
    1 Jan 2015
    SL2014‑32 amendments by SL2014‑32
    R15
    2 Jan 2015
    2 Jan 2015–
    16 Apr 2015
    SL2014‑32 expiry of transitional provisions (ch 20)
    R16
    17 Apr 2015
    17 Apr 2015–
    20 May 2015
    A2015-6 amendments by A2015-6
    R17
    21 May 2015
    21 May 2015–
    30 June 2015
    A2015-12 amendments by A2015-12
    R18
    1 July 2015
    1 July 2015–
    31 Dec 2015
    A2015-12 amendments by SL2014‑32
    R19
    1 Jan 2016
    1 Jan 2016–
    11 May 2016
    A2015-12 amendments by SL2014‑32
    R20
    12 May 2016
    12 May 2016–
    20 June 2016
    A2016-24 amendments by A2016-24
    R21
    21 June 2016
    21 June 2016–
    8 Sept 2016
    A2016‑33 amendments by A2016‑33
    R22
    9 Sept 2016
    9 Sept 2016–
    8 Mar 2017
    SL2016-29 amendments by SL2016-29
    R23
    9 Mar 2017
    9 Mar 2017–
    14 Aug 2017
    A2017-4 amendments by A2017-4
    R24
    15 Aug 2017
    15 Aug 2017–
    17 Aug 2017
    A2017‑21 amendments by A2017‑21
    R25
    18 Aug 2017
    18 Aug 2017–
    28 Mar 2018
    SL2017‑24 amendments by SL2017‑24
    R26
    29 Mar 2018
    29 Mar 2018–
    31 Dec 2018
    SL2018‑2 amendments by SL2018‑2
    R27
    1 Jan 2019
    1 Jan 2019–
    30 June 2019
    A2018‑26 amendments by A2018‑26
    R28
    1 July 2019
    1 July 2019–
    1 Jan 2020
    SL2019‑3 amendments by SL2019‑3
    R29
    2 Jan 2020
    2 Jan 2020–
    30 June 2020
    SL2019‑3 expiry of transitional provisions (ch 21)
    R30
    1 July 2020
    1 July 2020–
    9 July 2020
    SL2020‑27 amendments by A2020‑20 and SL2020-27
    R31
    10 July 2020
    10 July 2020–
    2 Aug 2020
    A2020‑30 amendments by A2020‑30
    R32
    3 Aug 2020
    3 Aug 2020–
    31 Jan 2021
    A2020‑30 amendments by SL2020-27
    R33
    1 Feb 2021
    1 Feb 2021–
    30 June 2022
    SL2021-1 amendments by SL2020-27 and SL2021-1
    R34
    1 July 2022
    1 July 2022–
    13 July 2022
    SL2022‑12 amendments by SL2022‑12
    R35
    14 July 2022
    14 July 2022–
    17 Oct 2022
    SL2022‑12 amendments by SL2022‑12
    R36
    18 Oct 2022
    18 Oct 2022–
    1 Nov 2022
    SL2022-13 amendments by SL2022-13
    R37
    2 Nov 2022
    2 Nov 2022–
    30 Jan 2023
    SL2022-15 amendments by SL2022-15 and expiry of transitional provisions (s 418BA and s 418CA)
    R38
    31 Jan 2023
    31 Jan 2023–
    8 June 2023
    SL2022-15 amendments by SL2022-15
    R39
    9 June 2023
    9 June 2023–
    30 June 2023
    A2022‑23 amendments by A2022‑23
    R40
    1 July 2023
    1 July 2023–
    28 Aug 2023
    A2022‑23 amendments by SL2022-12, SL2022-13
    and SL2022-15
    R41
    29 Aug 2023
    29 Aug 2023–
    26 Nov 2023
    SL2023-19 amendments by SL2023-19
    R42
    27 Nov 2023
    27 Nov 2023–
    30 June 2024
    SL2023‑30 amendments by SL2023‑19, A2023‑36 and SL2023‑30
    R43
    1 July 2024
    1 July 2024–
    18 Aug 2024
    SL2024‑8 amendments by SL2024‑8
    R44
    19 Aug 2024
    19 Aug 2024–
    31 Oct 2024
    SL2024‑8 amendments by SL2024‑8
    R45
    1 Nov 2024
    1 Nov 2024–
    26 Feb 2025
    SL2024‑8 amendments by SL2024‑8
    R46
    27 Feb 2025
    27 Feb 2025–
    28 Nov 2025
    A2025‑1 amendments by A2025‑1
    1. Expired transitional or validating provisions

      This Act may be affected by transitional or validating provisions that have expired.  The expiry does not affect any continuing operation of the provisions (see Legislation Act 2001, s 88 (1)).

      Expired provisions are removed from the republished law when the expiry takes effect and are listed in the amendment history using the abbreviation ‘exp’ followed by the date of the expiry.

      To find the expired provisions see the version of this Act before the expiry took effect.  The ACT legislation register has point-in-time versions of this Act.

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