Liability for Workplace Health and Safety in the Australian Fitness Industry
Introduction to the system of Australian workplace health and safety law During the years 2012-2013 Australia saw a process of the ‘harmonisation’ of workplace health and safety (‘WHS’) laws. This process saw the Commonwealth introduce a model Workplace Health and Safety Act and model set of regulations. The Act and regulations were adopted (on January 1 2012) with only very minor variations, by NSW, Queensland, the Commonwealth itself, and the ACT and NT. Tasmania and South Australia subsequently adopted the Act and regulations on 1 January 2013. Western Australia and Victoria have yet to adopt the new harmonised regime, maintaining their pre-existing system.
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