comcare administers the WHS act 2011

Comcare administers the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act) and Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011 and its activities include: managing compliance and enforcement activities under the WHS Act promoting prevention as the primary means of reducing the human and financial costs of injury and disease, as well as identifying and targeting priorities and evaluating results developing and administering safety policy aimed at improving the regulatory framework to ensure that it provides strong accountability, reflects risks and is outcome based.
The WHS Act is supported by a framework of legislative instruments (regulations and approved codes of practice) that prescribe duties and provide guidance to employers and others on how the requirements of the legislation can be met.
Occupational health & safety | Your OH&S obligations
Under occupational health and safety (OH&S) and new work health and safety (WHS) legislation you are obliged to provide: safe premises safe machinery and materials safe systems of work information, instruction, training and supervision a suitable working environment and facilities.
Complying with these duties can prevent you from being prosecuted and fined, and help you to retain skilled staff.
Workplace health and safety authorities in each state and territory and Safe Work Australia have responsibilities for enforcing the OH&S legislation. They provide education, training and advice on health and safety at work. You can get information about your OH&S obligations and other valuable OH&S resources both in hard copy and online from their websites.
Please note that legal obligations of employers vary according to circumstances. You may wish to seek independent legal advice on what is applicable to your situation.
A practical guide to the OHS regulatory framework
The following information is a practical overview of the Commonwealth’s work health and safety (WHS) regulatory framework.
The WHS regulatory framework aims to