Safety & Compliance

Legislation and Codes of Practice

Workplace Standards Tasmania administers legislation under the Minister for Workplace Relations.

IMPORTANT: Model Work Health and Safety laws will not commence on 1 January 2012 in Tasmania. On 2 December 2011, Tasmania’s Legislative Council amended the start date of the Work Health and Safety Bill 2011 to 1 January 2013. The Bill will be returned to the House of Assembly for consideration of the change when Parliament resumes in March 2012. Information on worksafe.tas.gov.au
Draft Residential Building Work Quality (Warranties and Disputes) Bill 2012. Comment period closes 16 March 2012
Review of Tasmanian Child Labour Laws (Dec 2011)
Amendments to long service leave (Nov 2011)
Asbestos-Related Diseases (Occupational Exposure) Compensation Act 2011 commenced 31 Oct 2011 (information can be located on the Asbestos in Tasmania website www.asbestos.tas.gov.au/compensation )

Commissioners for Declarations and use of Statutory Declarations
Powers of Inspectors
Prosecutions are published in the Workplace Issues Magazine
Penalty Units and Other Penalties Act 1987
- The amount to be paid by way of penalty in respect of most of Tasmania’s offences, is expressed in penalty units. Information on Penalty Unit values is available via the link provided.