On 15 December 2021, Minister for Industrial Relations, the Honourable Stephen Dawson MLC, announced an update on the timing of the release of the draft WHS regulations.

Drafting the WHS regulations for all three sectors, which are needed to allow the WHS Act to be proclaimed, has been a very complex process. Recognising the importance of this legislation, the Government has allocated significant resources to the drafting process. Exposure drafts of the WHS regulations for the three sectors are now available.

Publication in the Government Gazette of the Work Health and Safety Regulations for the three sectors and transition to the new laws, which was originally scheduled for January 2022, is now expected in March 2022.

Exposure drafts of WHS regulations

• Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022 (exposure draft)
• Work Health and Safety (Mines) Regulations 2022 (exposure draft)
• Work Health and Safety (Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Operations) Regulations 2022 (exposure draft)

Other applicable legislation

• Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Pipelines) Regulations 2022 (exposure draft)

WHS Information sessions - registrations open

The department will be running WHS update sessions during January and February. The sessions will be held in Perth metro and regional areas with live-streaming where possible.

To register for one of the sessions or to find out more information visit Work Health and Safety laws information updates.

Stay informed

Webinar recordings and videos on WHS implementation are also available

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