Edition 78, May 2010

Safe Work Australia endorses amended OHS legislation

The Safe Work Australia Board has released the outcomes of its latest meeting.

Members agreed by majority to endorse the current version of the amended Model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act and to recommend it to the Workplace Relations Ministers' Council (WRMC) to note.

Members were provided with the revised model WHS Act which contained small technical and drafting amendments.

WRMC has agreed that Safe Work Australia and Parliamentary Counsel's Committee may continue to make further amendments until the implementation of the legislation on 1 January 2012.

These amendments will address any issues that may arise as jurisdictions go through the process of enacting the legislation. Members noted there is no capacity for Safe Work Australia to endorse any amendments that involve policy changes without further endorsement by WRMC.

To view the full communiqué visit www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/swa/NewsEvents/MediaReleases/
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