Act

NT WorkSafe - Department of Justice, Northern Territory Government administers and enforces the following Act:

• Workplace Health and Safety Act 2007.

A duty of care is imposed upon employers, persons in control of a workplace, employees, self-employed persons, building 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

NT WorkSafe administers, implements and enforces the Workplace Health and Safety Regulations which deal with the following administrative matters:

• Incident reporting and notification;

• Injuries, illnesses and dangerous events;

• Registration of plant;

• Training requirements;

• Work method statements;

• Risk management.

Regulation

Publications

NT WorkSafe 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

NT WorkSafe has specific notification, reporting and registration requirements in relation to:

• Incident notification;

• Building and construction work;

• Dangerous goods;

• Registration of plant;

• Mining.

Reporting

Codes of Practice

NT WorkSafe 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 Northern Territory 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:

• Radioactive Ores and Concentrates;

• Dangerous goods;

• Electrical contractors.

Related Legislation