Act

Workcover Authority New South Wales - Finance Portfolio, New South Wales Government administers and enforces the:

• Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000.

A duty of care is imposed upon employers, persons in control of a workplace, employees, self-employed persons, designers, manufacturers and suppliers of plant and substances and installers of plant to eliminate or minimise the risk of injuries to persons at or near a workplace.

Act

Regulation

Workcover Authority New South Wales administers, implements and enforces the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation 2001 which deals with the following administrative matters:

• Workplace consultation;

• Hazardous processes;

• Plant;

• Certification of workers;

• Construction work;

• Risk management.

Regulation

Publications

Workcover Authority New South Wales has a range of publications that provide practical occupational health and safety guidance and information to industry.

• Fact sheets;

• Guides;

• Risk assessments;

• Information papers;

• Checklists.

Publications

Reporting and Notification

Workcover Authority NSW has specific notification, reporting and registration requirements in relation to:

• Incident notification;

• Building and construction work;

• Dangerous goods;

• Registration of plant;

• Major hazard facilities.

Reporting

Codes of Practice

Workcover NSW codes of practice provide practical guidance and advice on how to achieve a standard required by the act and regulation.

Guidance and advice in a code of practice is not legislation, it should be adopted unless a person chooses an alternative control measure or course of action that achieves an equivalent or better standard than that recommended in a code of practice.

• Codes of practice are developed in consultation with employers, employees, industry and union representatives and government agencies.

Codes of Practice

Related Legislation

Links to New South Wales Government legislation provides persons with access to information relevant and pertinent to a related workplace matter.

A workplace matter that would require an employer, contractor or employee to make enquires would include but not be limited to a:

• Workers compensation claim;

• Sporting injuries;

• Explosives.

Related Legislation