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Work Health and Safety Regulation 2017 No 404

Effective date Publication date Amendments included Notes
01 March 2023 01 March 2023 2022 (SI 565)
01 January 2023 01 January 2023 2017 (SI 404)
2022 (SI 127)
01 December 2022 01 December 2022 2022 (SI 551)
14 October 2022 14 October 2022 2022 (SI 611)
01 October 2022 01 October 2022 2022 (SI 551)
16 September 2022 16 September 2022 2022 (SI 551)
01 July 2022 01 July 2022 2022 (SI 127)
17 June 2022 17 June 2022 2022 (SI 295)
18 December 2020 18 December 2020 2020 (SI 754)
2020 (SI 755)
07 August 2020 07 August 2020 2020 (SI 457)
01 July 2020 01 July 2020 2019 (SI 647)
2020 (SI 244)
10 June 2020 10 June 2020 2020 No 10
25 March 2020 25 March 2020 2020 No 3
15 November 2019 15 November 2019 2019 (SI 545)
01 July 2019 01 July 2019 2019 (SI 267)
26 October 2018 26 October 2018 2018 No 59
01 July 2018 01 July 2018 2018 No 18
2018 (SI 338)
29 January 2018 29 January 2018 2017 (SI 691)
08 January 2018 08 January 2018 2017 No 50
01 January 2018 01 January 2018 2017 (SI 714)
01 November 2017 01 November 2017 2017 (SI 554)
11 August 2017 11 August 2017

Work Health and Safety Regulation 2017 (SI 404)

notfd 11.08.2017.

Date of commencement, 1.9.2017, cl 2.

Amended by cl 702C(2) of this Regulation.

Work Health and Safety Amendment (Penalty Notices) Regulation 2022 (SI 611)

notfd 14.10.2022.

Date of commencement, on publication on LW, sec 2.

Work Health and Safety Amendment (Demolition Licensing) Regulation 2022 (SI 565)

notfd 23.09.2022.

Date of commencement of Sch 1, except Sch 1[3] to the extent it inserts cl 142D, 1.3.2023, sec 2(b).

Date of commencement of Sch 1[3], to the extent that it inserts cl 142D: not in force.

Amending legislation

Work Health and Safety Amendment (Demolition Licensing) Regulation 2023 (SI )

notfd 10.02.2023.

Date of commencement, on publication on LW, sec 2.

Work Health and Safety Amendment Regulation 2022 (SI 551)

notfd 16.09.2022.

Date of commencement of Sch 1[1] and [5], 1.10.2022, sec 2(a).

Date of commencement of Sch 1[2]–[4] and [12], on publication on LW, sec 2(c).

Date of commencement of Sch 1[6]–[11], 1.12.2022, sec 2(b).

Work Health and Safety Amendment (Food Delivery Riders) Regulation 2022 (SI 127)

notfd 01.04.2022.

Date of commencement of Sch 1[1], except to the extent that it inserts cll 184R–184U, and [2], 1.7.2022, sec 2(2).

Date of commencement of Sch 1[1], to the extent that it inserts clauses 184R–184U, [3] and [4], 1.1.2023, sec 2(1).

Work Health and Safety Amendment (Licences in Digital Form) Regulation 2022 (SI 295)

notfd 17.06.2022.

Date of commencement, on publication on LW, sec 2.

Work Health and Safety Amendment (GHS Labelling) Regulation 2020 (SI 755)

notfd 18.12.2020.

Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.

Work Health and Safety Amendment (Digital Induction Training Cards) Regulation 2020 (SI 754)

notfd 18.12.2020.

Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.

Work Health and Safety Amendment (Miscellaneous) Regulation 2020 (SI 457)

notfd 07.08.2020.

Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.

Work Health and Safety Amendment (Silica) Regulation 2020 (SI 244)

notfd 05.06.2020.

Date of commencement, 1.7.2020, cl 2.

Work Health and Safety Amendment (Review) Act 2020 No 10

Assented to 10.06.2020.

Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Better Regulation and Customer Service Legislation Amendment (Bushfire Relief) Act 2020 No 3

Assented to 25.03.2020.

Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Work Health and Safety Amendment (Traffic Control Work Training) Regulation 2019 (SI 647)

notfd 20.12.2019.

Date of commencement, 1.7.2020, cl 2.

Work Health and Safety Amendment (Miscellaneous) Regulation 2019 (SI 545)

notfd 15.11.2019.

Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.

Work Health and Safety Amendment (Fees and Model Laws) Regulation 2019 (SI 267)

notfd 21.06.2019.

Date of commencement, 1.7.2019, cl 2.

Sch 1 [26] was without effect..

Emergency Services Legislation Amendment Act 2018 No 59

Assented to 26.10.2018.

Date of commencement of Sch 5, assent, sec 2 (1).

Work Health and Safety Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2018 (SI 338)

notfd 29.06.2018.

Date of commencement, 1.7.2018, cl 2.

Transport Administration Amendment (Sydney Metro) Act 2018 No 18

Assented to 23.05.2018.

Date of commencement, 1.7.2018, sec 2 and 2018 (275) LW 22.6.2018.

Work Health and Safety Amendment (Miscellaneous) Regulation 2017 (SI 714)

notfd 15.12.2017.

Date of commencement, 1.1.2018, cl 2.

Work Health and Safety Amendment (Licence Register) Regulation 2017 (SI 691)

notfd 08.12.2017.

Date of commencement, 29.1.2018, cl 2.

Health Practitioner Regulation Amendment Act 2017 No 50

Assented to 24.10.2017.

Date of commencement of Sch 5.34, 8.1.2018, sec 2 and 2017 (666) LW 1.12.2017.

Work Health and Safety Amendment (Penalty Notices) Regulation 2017 (SI 554)

notfd 29.09.2017.

Date of commencement, 1.11.2017, cl 2.

This is a consolidated list of all history notes for this title. View the history notes inline to see the point-in-time history of provisions for a particular historical version by clicking the Turn history notes on button.

Cl 5

Am 2017 No 50, Sch 5.34; 2017 (714), Sch 1 [1]; 2018 No 18, Sch 2.23; 2019 (267), Sch 1 [1]–[6]; 2020 (754), Sch 1[1] [2]; 2020 (755), Sch 1[1]–[3]; 2022 (551), Sch 1[1]; 2022 (565), Sch 1[1] [2].

Cl 10

Am 2019 (267), Sch 1 [7].

Cl 15

Am 2022 (551), Sch 1[2].

Cl 28

Am 2022 (551), Sch 1[3] [4].

Chapter 3, Part 3.2, Div 11

Ins 2022 (551), Sch 1[5].

Cl 55A

Ins 2022 (551), Sch 1[5].

Cl 55B

Ins 2022 (551), Sch 1[5].

Cl 55C

Ins 2022 (551), Sch 1[5].

Cl 55D

Ins 2022 (551), Sch 1[5].

Cll 96, 98, 127

Am 2019 (267), Sch 1 [8].

Part 4.6

Subst 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Part 4.6, Div 1

Subst 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Cl 141A

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Part 4.6, Div 2

Subst 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Cl 142

Subst 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Part 4.6, Div 3

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Cl 142A

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Cl 142B

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Part 4.6, Div 4

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Cl 142C

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Cl 142E

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Cl 142F

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Part 4.6, Div 5

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Part 4.6, Div 5, Subdiv 1

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Cl 143

Subst 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Cl 143A

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Cl 143B

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Part 4.6, Div 5, Subdiv 2

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Cl 143C

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Cl 143D

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Cl 143E

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Cl 143F

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Part 4.6, Div 5, Subdiv 3

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Cl 143G

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Cl 143H

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Cl 143I

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Part 4.6, Div 6

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Cl 143J

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Cl 143K

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Cl 143L

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Cl 143M

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3] (am 2023 (42), sec 3(1)).

Cl 143N

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3] (am 2023 (42), sec 3(2)).

Cl 143O

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Cl 143P

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Cl 143Q

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Cl 143R

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Part 4.6, Div 7

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Cl 143S

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Cl 143T

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Cl 143U

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Cl 143V

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Cl 143W

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Cl 143X

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Part 4.6, Div 8

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Cl 143Y

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Cl 143Z

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Cl 143ZA

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Cl 143ZB

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Cl 143ZC

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Cl 143ZD

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Cl 143ZE

Ins 2022 (565), Sch 1[3].

Cll 164, 166

Am 2019 (545), Sch 1[1].

Cl 171

Am 2019 (267), Sch 1 [9] [10].

Cl 171A

Am 2019 (267), Sch 1 [11] [12].

Cl 173

Am 2019 (267), Sch 1 [13].

Cll 183, 184

Am 2019 (267), Sch 1 [3].

Part 4.9, Div 1

Ins 2019 (647), Sch 1[1].

Cl 184A

Ins 2019 (647), Sch 1[1]. Am 2020 (457), Sch 1[1].

Part 4.9, Div 2

Ins 2019 (647), Sch 1[1].

Cll 184B, 184C

Ins 2019 (647), Sch 1[1]. Am 2020 (457), Sch 1[2] [3].

Part 4.9, Div 3 (cll 184D–184I)

Ins 2019 (647), Sch 1[1].

Part 4.9, Div 4

Ins 2019 (647), Sch 1[1].

Cl 184J

Ins 2019 (647), Sch 1[1]. Am 2020 (457), Sch 1[4] [5].

Cl 184K

Ins 2019 (647), Sch 1[1]. Am 2020 (457), Sch 1[2] [3].

Part 4.9, Div 5

Ins 2019 (647), Sch 1[1].

Cll 184L, 184M

Ins 2019 (647), Sch 1[1].

Cl 184N

Ins 2019 (647), Sch 1[1]. Am 2020 (457), Sch 1[6] [7].

Part 4.10

Ins 2020 (244), Sch 1[1].

Cl 184O

Ins 2020 (244), Sch 1[1]. Am 2020 (457), Sch 1[5] [8].

Part 4.11

Ins 2022 (127), Sch 1[1].

Cl 184P

Ins 2022 (127), Sch 1[1].

Cl 184Q

Ins 2022 (127), Sch 1[1].

Cl 184R

Ins 2022 (127), Sch 1[1].

Cl 184S

Ins 2022 (127), Sch 1[1].

Cl 184T

Ins 2022 (127), Sch 1[1].

Cl 184U

Ins 2022 (127), Sch 1[1].

Cl 223

Am 2020 (755), Sch 1[4].

Cl 238

Am 2022 (551), Sch 1[6].

Cl 242

Am 2022 (551), Sch 1[7]–[11].

Cl 272

Subst 2020 (457), Sch 1[9].

Cl 272A

Ins 2020 (457), Sch 1[10].

Cl 279

Am 2020 (457), Sch 1[11].

Cl 288

Am 2019 (267), Sch 1 [8].

Part 6.5, Div 2A (cll 325A–325E)

Ins 2020 (754), Sch 1[3].

Cl 328

Am 2019 (267), Sch 1 [14].

Cl 335

Am 2019 (267), Sch 1 [15]–[17].

Cl 338

Am 2020 (755), Sch 1[5].

Cl 341

Am 2019 (267), Sch 1 [18]; 2020 (755), Sch 1[6].

Cl 342

Am 2019 (267), Sch 1 [19] [20]; 2020 (755), Sch 1[7] [8].

Cl 348

Am 2018 (338), Sch 1 [1].

Cl 394

Am 2019 (267), Sch 1 [21] [22].

Cl 407

Am 2019 (267), Sch 1 [23].

Cl 415

Am 2019 (267), Sch 1 [24].

Cl 417

Am 2019 (267), Sch 1 [25]; 2019 (545), Sch 1[2].

Part 8.8, heading

Am 2019 (267), Sch 1 [27].

Cl 475

Am 2019 (267), Sch 1 [28].

Cl 513

Am 2019 (267), Sch 1 [8].

Cl 527

Subst 2017 (691), Sch 1 [1].

Cl 528

Subst 2017 (691), Sch 1 [2].

Cl 676

Am 2019 (647), Sch 1[2]; 2022 (565), Sch 1[4].

Cl 701A

Ins 2020 No 3, Sch 1.32.

Cl 702

Am 2017 (714), Sch 1 [2]; 2018 No 59, Sch 5.1; 2019 (545), Sch 1[3]; 2022 (551), Sch 1[12].

Cl 702A

Am 2017 (714), Sch 1 [3]; 2019 (545), Sch 1[4]; 2020 (457), Sch 1[12] [13]; 2022 (565), Sch 1[5] [6].

Cl 702B

Ins 2017 (691), Sch 1 [3]. Am 2019 (647), Sch 1[3] [4]; 2022 (565), Sch 1[7].

Cl 702C

Ins 2020 (755), Sch 1[9]. Rep 2017 (404), cl 702C(2).

Cl 702D

Ins 2022 (295), sec 3.

Sch 2

Subst 2018 (338), Sch 1 [2]; 2019 (267), Sch 1 [29]. Am 2019 (647), Sch 1[5]; 2022 (565), Sch 1[8].

Sch 3

Am 2019 (267), Sch 1 [30] [31].

Sch 4

Am 2019 (267), Sch 1 [31] [32].

Sch 5

Am 2019 (267), Sch 1 [33] [34]; 2020 (457), Sch 1[14] [15]; 2020 (755), Sch 1[10]–[13].

Sch 6

Am 2020 (755), Sch 1[14]–[18].

Sch 7

Am 2020 (755), Sch 1[19] [20].

Sch 8

Am 2020 (755), Sch 1[21] [22].

Sch 11

Am 2020 (755), Sch 1[23].

Sch 13

Am 2017 (714), Sch 1 [4].

Sch 18A

Am 2017 (554), cl 3 (1) (2); 2019 (545), Sch 1[5] [6]; 2019 (647), Sch 1[6] [7]; 2020 (244), Sch 1[2]; 2020 (457), Sch 1[16] [17]; 2022 (127), Sch 1[2]–[4]; 2022 (611), Sch 1[1]–[5]; 2022 (565), Sch 1[9] [10].

The whole Regulation

Am 2020 No 10, Sch 3[1]–[5], respectively (“$6,000”, “$30,000”, “$18,000”, “$3,600”, “$1,250” omitted wherever occurring in the penalty provisions. “70 penalty units”, “345 penalty units”,“210 penalty units”, “40 penalty units”, “15 penalty units” inserted instead, respectively.

Work Health and Safety Regulation 2017

Publication: 11 August 2017 PDF icon 2017 (SI 404)