Work health and safety by jurisdiction
Safety duties change at the border. Your evidence should follow.
Each state and territory, and the Commonwealth, has its own work health and safety law, regulator and notification rules. Victoria keeps its Occupational Health and Safety Act. Choose the jurisdictions you work in; made. Shield has no default.
Choose a jurisdiction
| Jurisdiction | Law | Regulator | Notify the regulator of a notifiable incident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth | Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Cth); Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011 (Cth) | Comcare | Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Cth) s 38(1)–(5) |
| New South Wales | Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW); Work Health and Safety Regulation 2025 (NSW) | SafeWork NSW (the SafeWork Commissioner) | Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW) s 38 |
| Victoria | Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (No. 107 of 2004); Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (S.R. No. 22/2017); Occupational Health and Safety (Psychological Health) Regulations 2025 (S.R. No. 103/2025) | WorkSafe Victoria | Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic) s 38(1)–(3) |
| Queensland | Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld); Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld) | Workplace Health and Safety Queensland | Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) s 38(1)–(5) |
| Western Australia | Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (No. 36 of 2020); Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022 | WorkSafe Commissioner | Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WA) s 38(1)–(6) |
| South Australia | Work Health and Safety Act 2012; Work Health and Safety Regulations 2012 | SafeWork SA | Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (SA) s 38(1)–(6) |
| Tasmania | Work Health and Safety Act 2012; Work Health and Safety Regulations 2022 | WorkSafe Tasmania | Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (Tas) s 38(1)–(6) |
| Australian Capital Territory | Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (ACT); Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (ACT) | WorkSafe ACT (the Work Health and Safety Commissioner) | Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (ACT) s 38 |
| Northern Territory | Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 (NT); Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations 2011 (NT) | NT WorkSafe | Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 (NT) s 38(1)–(5) |
Read from each jurisdiction's official legislation and regulator sites; each page gives the version and date read. These facts describe the law; they aren't legal advice.