Consultations on the model work health and safety laws have entered their second phase with the Chair of Safe Work Australia, Tom Phillips inviting public comment.
The draft model Work Health and Safety Regulations and priority model Codes of Practice aim to achieve the best possible approach to health and safety for all Australian workplaces and will be released next month for comment.
Safe Work Australia is working in partnership with the Federal, State and Territory Governments in an effort to deliver harmonised work health and safety laws across the country by the end of December next year.
Mr Phillips said the public comment period – which would run for four months – would allow individuals and organisations to participate in the development of the model Work Health and Safety Regulations and priority model Codes of Practice and have their say.
“We need your views to ensure the model Work Health and Safety Regulations and priority model Codes of Practice are relevant to all Australian workplaces,” Mr Phillips said.
“Model work health and safety laws will allow organisations to effectively manage workplace safety and work to one set of laws regardless of how many States or Territories they are operating in.
“This will increase profitability and productivity and most importantly, lead to improved safety for workers and greater certainty for employers.”
The Workplace Relations Ministers’ Council endorsed the Model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act last year.
To support the model WHS Act, Safe Work Australia has developed the exposure draft of the model Work Health and Safety Regulations, priority model Codes of Practice, a Discussion Paper and Consultation Regulatory Impact Statement.
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