Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011

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Name Status Classifier Type Under Effective Year and No Work Health and Safety (Earthmoving Machinery) Exemption 2012 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments s 684 20 January 2012 - 31 December 2012 NI2012-27 Work Health and Safety (High Risk Work Licence) Exemption 2013 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments s 686 1 July 2013 - 30 June 2018 NI2013-461 Work Health and Safety (Asbestos Awareness Training) Declaration 2014 (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments s 445 1 July 2014 - 30 November 2017 NI2014-295 Work Health and Safety (Asbestos Awareness Training) Declaration 2017 (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments s 445 1 December 2017 - 11 May 2018 NI2017-622 Work Health and Safety (Asbestos Awareness Training Course and Occupations) Declaration 2018 (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments s 445 12 May 2018 - 28 November 2022 NI2018-244 Work Health and Safety (Working Safely with Asbestos Training Course and Occupations) Declaration 2019 (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments s 445A 1 July 2019 - 3 September 2020 NI2019-92 Work Health and Safety (Hazardous Chemicals at Public Events) Exemption 2019 (No 1) None Notifiable instruments s 684 1 January 2020 NI2019-604 Work Health and Safety (Workplace Exposure Standards) Declaration 2020 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments s 48A 1 July 2020 - 30 September 2024 NI2020-380 Work Health and Safety (Working Safely with Asbestos Training Course and Occupations) Declaration 2020 (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments s 445A 4 September 2020 - 17 July 2025 NI2020-530 Work Health and Safety (Infringement Notice Information) Guidelines 2020 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments s 698A Never effective NI2020-821 Work Health and Safety (Infringement Notice Information) Guidelines 2021 (No 1) None Notifiable instruments s 698A 1 February 2021 NI2021-50 Work Health and Safety (Silica Dust Uncontrolled Dry-Cutting Prohibition Regulator Transition) Exemption 2022 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments s 684 14 July 2022 - 17 October 2022 NI2022-349 Work Health and Safety (Crystalline Silica Awareness Training Course and Occupations) Declaration 2022 (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments s 418D 22 July 2022 - 16 June 2023 NI2022-354 Work Health and Safety (Asbestos Awareness Training Course and Occupations) Declaration 2022 None Notifiable instruments s 445 29 November 2022 NI2022-601 Work Health and Safety (Crystalline Silica Awareness Training Course and Occupations) Declaration 2023 None Notifiable instruments s 418D 16 June 2023 NI2023-299 Work Health and Safety (Workplace Exposure Standards) Declaration 2024 (No 1) None Notifiable instruments s 48A 1 October 2024 NI2024-205 Work Health and Safety (Re-installation of Engineered Stone) Exemption 2025 None Notifiable instruments s 684 6 June 2025 NI2025-280 Work Health and Safety (Working Safely with Asbestos Training Course and Occupations) Declaration 2025 None Notifiable instruments s 445A 18 July 2025 NI2025-410 Work Health and Safety (Coloured Sand Products Clearance Inspection and Clearance Certificate) Exemption 2025 None Notifiable instruments s 684 25 November 2025 NI2025-636 Work Health and Safety (Minor or Routine Maintenance or Minor Works with Asbestos or ACM) Declaration 2025 (No 1) None Notifiable instruments s 419 3 December 2025 - 30 December 2026 NI2025-653 Work Health and Safety (Workplace Exposure Standards) Declaration 2026 (No 1) None Notifiable instruments s 48A 9 September 2026 NI2026-340 Point-in-time versions Enter a date to find a version from 1 January 2012 onwards : The following table lists 49 point in time versions. 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Effective Files/Formats Version Published Notes 29 November 2025 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R47 29 November 2025 Republication for amendments by SL2025-26 27 February 2025 - 28 November 2025 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R46 27 February 2025 Republication for amendments by A2025-1 1 November 2024 - 26 February 2025 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R45 1 November 2024 Republication for amendments by SL2024-8 19 August 2024 - 31 October 2024 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R44 19 August 2024 Republication for amendments by A2024-15 and SL2024-8 1 July 2024 - 18 August 2024 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R43 1 July 2024 Republication for amendments by SL2024-8 27 November 2023 - 30 June 2024 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R42 27 November 2023 Republication for amendments by SL2023-19 , A2023-36 and SL2023-30 29 August 2023 - 26 November 2023 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R41 29 August 2023 Republication for amendments by SL2023-19 1 July 2023 - 28 August 2023 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R40 1 July 2023 Republication for amendments by SL2022-12 , SL2022-13 and SL2022-15 9 June 2023 - 30 June 2023 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R39 9 June 2023 Republication for amendments by A2022-23 31 January 2023 - 8 June 2023 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R38 31 January 2023 Republication for amendments by SL2022-15 2 November 2022 - 30 January 2023 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R37 2 November 2022 Republication for amendments by SL2022-15 and expiry of transitional provisions (s 418BA, s 418CA) 18 October 2022 - 1 November 2022 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R36 18 October 2022 Republication for amendments by SL2022-13 14 July 2022 - 17 October 2022 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R35 14 July 2022 Republication for amendments by SL2022-12 1 July 2022 - 13 July 2022 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R34 1 July 2022 Republication for amendments by SL2022-12 1 February 2021 - 30 June 2022 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R33 1 February 2021 Republication for amendments by SL2020-27 and SL2021-1 3 August 2020 - 31 January 2021 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R32 3 August 2020 Republication for amendments by SL2020-27 10 July 2020 - 2 August 2020 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R31 10 July 2020 Republication for amendments by A2020-30 1 July 2020 - 9 July 2020 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R30 1 July 2020 Republication for amendments by A2020-20 and SL2020-27 2 January 2020 - 30 June 2020 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R29 2 January 2020 Republication for expiry of transitional provisions (ch 21) 1 July 2019 - 1 January 2020 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R28 1 July 2019 Republication for amendments by SL2019-3 1 January 2019 - 30 June 2019 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R27 1 January 2019 Republication for amendments by A2018-26 29 March 2018 - 31 December 2018 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R26 29 March 2018 Republication for amendments by SL2018-2 18 August 2017 - 28 March 2018 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R25 18 August 2017 Republication for amendments by SL2017-24 15 August 2017 - 17 August 2017 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R24 15 August 2017 Republication for amendments by A2017-21 9 March 2017 - 14 August 2017 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R23 9 March 2017 Republication for amendments by A2017-4 9 September 2016 - 8 March 2017 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R22 9 September 2016 Republication for amendments by SL2016-29 21 June 2016 - 8 September 2016 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R21 21 June 2016 Republication for amendments by A2016-33 12 May 2016 - 20 June 2016 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R20 12 May 2016 Republication for amendments by A2016-24 1 January 2016 - 11 May 2016 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R19 1 January 2016 Republication for amendments by SL2014-32 1 July 2015 - 31 December 2015 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R18 1 July 2015 Republication for amendments by SL2014-32 21 May 2015 - 30 June 2015 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R17 21 May 2015 Republication for amendments by A2015-12 17 April 2015 - 20 May 2015 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R16 17 April 2015 Republication for amendments by A2015-6 2 January 2015 - 16 April 2015 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R15 2 January 2015 Republication for expiry of transitional provisions (ch 20) 1 January 2015 - 1 January 2015 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R14 1 January 2015 Republication for amendments by SL2014-32 31 October 2014 - 31 December 2014 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R13 31 October 2014 Republication for amendments by SL2014-27 2 October 2014 - 30 October 2014 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R12 2 October 2014 Republication for expiry of provisions (pt 20.4) 30 September 2014 - 1 October 2014 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R11 30 September 2014 Republication for amendments by SL2014-10 2 September 2014 - 29 September 2014 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R10 2 September 2014 Republication for amendments by SL2014-20 10 June 2014 - 1 September 2014 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R9 10 June 2014 Republication for amendments by A2014-18 2 January 2014 - 9 June 2014 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R8 2 January 2014 Republication for expiry of transitional provision (s 804) 1 January 2014 - 1 January 2014 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R7 1 January 2014 Republication for amendments by SL2013-33 25 November 2013 - 31 December 2013 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R6 25 November 2013 Republication for amendments by A2013-44 1 July 2013 - 24 November 2013 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R5 1 July 2013 Republication for commenced provisions 2 January 2013 - 30 June 2013 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R4 2 January 2013 Republication for expiry of provisions (ss 801-803, pt 20.3 (ss 806-810)) 1 January 2013 - 1 January 2013 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R3 1 January 2013 Republication for commenced provisions 1 July 2012 - 31 December 2012 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R2 (RI) 5 July 2012 Republication for commenced provisions Reissued for retrospective amendments by SL2012-31 1 July 2012 - 31 December 2012 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R2 1 July 2012 Republication for commenced provisions Does not include retrospective amendments by SL2012-31 (see reissued republication). 1 January 2012 - 30 June 2012 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R1 (RI No 2) 5 July 2012 Republication for new regulation Reissued for retrospective amendments by SL2012-9 Further reissued for retrospective amendments by SL2012-31 1 January 2012 - 30 June 2012 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R1 1 January 2012 Republication for new regulation Does not include retrospective amendments by SL2012-9 and SL2012-31 (see reissued republication). 1 January 2012 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word As notified 19 December 2011 Notification statement The Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 has been made and is notified under the Legislation Act 2001. Notified: 19 December 2011 (Parliamentary Counsel) Instrument as notified Date notified Effective Files/Formats Notes 19 December 2011 1 January 2012 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word Explanatory statement Version Published Files/Formats As presented 19 December 2011 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word Commencement Provision Commencement date Commencement method s 1, s 2 19 December 2011 LA s 75 (1) div 4.7.4, ss 168-170 1 July 2012 s 2 (2) s 53, s 164, s 165, ss 171-175, div 4.8.3, div 4.8.4, div 5.2.2, div 5.2.3, s 235, pt 5.3, ss 309-311, s 313 1 January 2013 s 2 (3) sch 3 table 3.1, item 23, sch 4 table 4.1, item 23 1 July 2013 s 2 (4) remainder 1 January 2012 s 2 (1) and see A2011-35 , s 2 and CN2011-12 Expiries Provision Expiry date Expiry method s 418BA, s 418CA 1 November 2022 (midnight) s 418BA (3), s 418CA (3) ch 21 1 January 2020 (midnight) s 826 pt 20.1, pt 20.2, pt 20.5 1 January 2015 (midnight) s 817 pt 20.4 1 October 2014 (midnight) s 816 s 804 1 January 2014 (midnight) s 804 (4) s 801, s 802, pt 20.3 1 January 2013 (midnight) s 801 (3), s 802 (5), s 810 Amendments For section-by-section amendment annotations, see the amendment history in the endnotes in the current version of this law. Year and number Amending law Amending provision Commencement date A2020-20 Loose-fill Asbestos Legislation Amendment Act 2020 sch 1 pt 1.10 1 July 2020 SL2020-27 Work Health and Safety Amendment Regulation 2020 (No 1) s 4, s 30 1 July 2020 SL2020-27 Work Health and Safety Amendment Regulation 2020 (No 1) s 5, ss 27-29 1 February 2021 SL2020-27 Work Health and Safety Amendment Regulation 2020 (No 1) ss 6-26, s 31 3 August 2020 A2020-30 Employment and Workplace Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2020 sch 1 pt 1.4 10 July 2020 SL2012-31 Work Health and Safety Amendment Regulation 2012 (No 2) s 4 taken to have commenced 1 January 2012 A2013-44 Statute Law Amendment Act 2013 (No 2) sch 3 pt 3.25 25 November 2013 SL2013-33 Work Health and Safety Amendment Regulation 2013 (No 1) s 4 1 January 2014 A2014-18 Statute Law Amendment Act 2014 sch 3 pt 3.26 10 June 2014 SL2014-10 Work Health and Safety Amendment Regulation 2014 (No 1) s 4, s 5 30 September 2014 SL2014-20 Work Health and Safety Amendment Regulation 2014 (No 2) ss 4-70 2 September 2014 SL2014-27 Work Health and Safety Amendment Regulation 2014 (No 3) ss 4-9 31 October 2014 SL2014-32 Work Health and Safety (Asbestos) Amendment Regulation 2014 (No 1) s 6 (so far as it inserts s 460 (1), s 493 (1) (c), s 494 (1) (c), s 498 (a) (ii), s 499 (b), s 518 (a) (i)) 1 July 2015 SL2014-32 Work Health and Safety (Asbestos) Amendment Regulation 2014 (No 1) s 6 (so far as it inserts s 493 (1) (e), s 498 (b), s 520 (1) (e)) 1 January 2016 SL2014-32 Work Health and Safety (Asbestos) Amendment Regulation 2014 (No 1) s 4, s 5, s 6 (remainder), ss 7-9 1 January 2015 A2015-6 Dangerous Substances (Loose-fill Asbestos Eradication) Legislation Amendment Act 2015 sch 1 pt 1.9 17 April 2015 A2015-12 Planning, Building and Environment Legislation Amendment Act 2015 pt 9 21 May 2015 A2016-24 Planning, Building and Environment Legislation Amendment Act 2016 (No 2) pt 13 12 May 2016 A2016-33 Emergencies Amendment Act 2016 sch 1 pt 1.25 21 June 2016 SL2016-29 Work Health and Safety Amendment Regulation 2016 (No 1) ss 4-26 9 September 2016 A2017-4 Statute Law Amendment Act 2017 sch 3 pt 3.37 9 March 2017 A2017-21 Road Transport Reform (Light Rail) Legislation Amendment Act 2017 sch 1 pt 1.17 15 August 2017 SL2017-24 Work Health and Safety Amendment Regulation 2017 (No 1) s 4 18 August 2017 SL2018-2 Work Health and Safety Amendment Regulation 2018 (No 1) ss 4-39 29 March 2018 A2018-26 Work Health and Safety Amendment Act 2018 pt 3 1 January 2019 SL2019-3 Work Health and Safety Amendment Regulation 2019 (No 1) ss 4-6 1 July 2019 SL2012-9 Work Health and Safety Amendment Regulation 2012 (No 1) s 4 taken to have commenced 1 January 2012 SL2021-1 Work Health and Safety Amendment Regulation 2021 (No 1) s 4 and s 5 1 February 2021 SL2022-12 Work Health and Safety Amendment Regulation 2022 (No 1) s 10, s 11 1 July 2022 SL2022-12 Work Health and Safety Amendment Regulation 2022 (No 1) sch 1 1 July 2023 SL2022-12 Work Health and Safety Amendment Regulation 2022 (No 1) ss 4-9, ss 12-31 14 July 2022 SL2022-13 Work Health and Safety Amendment Regulation 2022 (No 2) ss 4-11 18 October 2022 SL2022-13 Work Health and Safety Amendment Regulation 2022 (No 2) sch 1 1 July 2023 SL2022-15 Work Health and Safety Amendment Regulation 2022 (No 3) s 4, s 5 31 January 2023 SL2022-15 Work Health and Safety Amendment Regulation 2022 (No 3) sch 1 1 July 2023 SL2022-15 Work Health and Safety Amendment Regulation 2022 (No 3) ss 6-15 2 November 2022 A2022-23 Workplace Legislation Amendment Act 2022 pt 5 9 June 2023 SL2023-19 Work Health and Safety Amendment Regulation 2023 (No 1) s 9 29 August 2023 SL2023-19 Work Health and Safety Amendment Regulation 2023 (No 1) ss 4-8, ss 10-13 27 November 2023 A2023-36 Planning (Consequential Amendments) Act 2023 sch 1 pt 1.73 27 November 2023 SL2023-30 Work Health and Safety Amendment Regulation 2023 (No 2) s 4 27 November 2023 A2024-15 Workplace Legislation Amendment Act 2024 pt 5 19 August 2024 SL2024-8 Work Health and Safety Amendment Regulation 2024 (No 1) ss 4-31, ss 33-39 1 July 2024 SL2024-8 Work Health and Safety Amendment Regulation 2024 (No 1) s 32, sch 1 amdt 1.2, amdt 1.3 1 November 2024 SL2024-8 Work Health and Safety Amendment Regulation 2024 (No 1) sch 1 amdt 1.1 19 August 2024 A2025-1 COAG Legislation Amendment Act 2025 pt 6 27 February 2025 SL2025-26 Work Health and Safety Amendment Regulation 2025 (No 1) s 4, s 5 29 November 2025 Subscribe to this law About this site Contact us Disclaimer Privacy Accessibility Copyright Glossary Abbreviation key Related links Acknowledgement of Country Copyright 2001 ACT Government. 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