Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 No. 240

Effective Date Publication Date Amendments Included Notes
01 December 2011

ss 492(2)(i)(ii), 500(b)(ii) commenced

01 January 2012
01 July 2012

s 142 commenced

13 July 2012 2012 SL No. 102
16 November 2012 2012 SL No. 203
01 January 2013

s 343 commenced

08 June 2013

prov exp 7 June 2013

28 June 2013 2013 SL No. 116
01 July 2013 2013 SL No. 122
15 November 2013 2013 SL No. 222
01 December 2013 2013 SL No. 222
01 January 2014

ss 48, 432–433 commenced

01 March 2014 2013 SL No. 222
16 May 2014 2014 SL No. 60

RA s 44

21 May 2014 2014 Act No. 17
01 July 2014 2014 SL No. 1032014 SL No. 128
24 October 2014 2014 SL No. 238
01 July 2015 2015 SL No. 46
04 December 2015 2015 SL No. 169
01 January 2016 01 January 2016

pt 8.5 div 1, ch 14 commenced

RA ss 7(1)(k), 40

01 July 2016 26 July 2016 2016 SL No. 80
09 December 2016 09 May 2017 2016 SL No. 229
30 June 2017 26 June 2017 2017 SL No. 75

RA s 35

01 July 2017 26 April 2018 2017 SL No. 115

RA s 35

01 July 2018 04 July 2018 2017 Act No. 382018 SL No. 932018 SL No. 94
01 September 2018 11 September 2018 2018 SL No. 135
14 December 2018 14 December 2018 2018 SL No. 216
01 January 2019 21 December 2018 2018 SL No. 216
01 February 2019 31 January 2019 2018 SL No. 216
01 May 2019 30 April 2019 2019 SL No. 27
01 July 2019 24 February 2020 2019 SL No. 119
01 September 2020 08 September 2020 2020 SL No. 167
02 October 2020 09 October 2020 2020 SL No. 252
01 July 2021 02 July 2021 2021 SL No. 81
17 June 2022 25 October 2022 2022 SL No. 71

RA s 44

01 January 2023 04 January 2023 2022 SL No. 161
01 April 2023 04 April 2023 2022 SL No. 141
01 July 2023 22 January 2024 2022 SL No. 161
01 February 2024 01 February 2024 2023 Act No. 23
22 March 2024 22 March 2024 2024 SL No. 15
01 July 2024 30 June 2024 2024 SL No. 1012024 Act No. 22

RA s 26

29 July 2024 26 July 2024 2024 SL No. 128
01 September 2024 05 September 2024 2024 SL No. 1732024 SL No. 174
22 September 2024 20 September 2024 2024 SL No. 200
27 September 2024 10 December 2024 2024 SL No. 241
01 January 2025 24 December 2024 2024 SL No. 2032024 SL No. 174
01 March 2025 28 February 2025 2024 SL No. 173

Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 SL No. 240

Made by the Governor in Council on 24 November 2011

notfd gaz 25 November 2011 pp 603–6

ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification

ss 48, 432–433 commenced 1 January 2014 (see s 2 (2A))

s 217 never proclaimed into force and om 2014 SL No. 60

pt 8.5 div 1, ch 14 commenced 1 January 2016 (see s 2 (2B))

prev ss 272, 279(2)(d) never commenced (amd 2020 SL No. 252)

s 142 commenced 1 July 2012 (see s 2 (1))

s 343 commenced 1 January 2013 (see s 2 (2))

ss 492(2)(i)(ii), 500(b)(ii) commenced 1 December 2011 on the commencement of the Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011 s 103 (see s 2 (3))

chs 1 (other than ss 1–2), 2, 3 (other than s 48), 4 (other than s 142), 5 (other than ss 217, 272, 279(2)(d)), 6, 7 (other than s 343), 8 (other than ss 432–433, pt 8.5 div 1, ss 492(2)(i)(ii), 500(b)(ii)), 9–13, schs 1–19 commenced 1 January 2012 on the commencement of s 277 of the Act (see s 2 (4) and 2011 SL No. 238)

exp 31 August 2027 (see SIA s 56 and SIR s 4 sch 2)

[orig exp 1 September 2022 (see SIA s 54)]

Justice Legislation (Fees) Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2012 SL No. 102

notfd gaz 13 July 2012 pp 820–5

ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification

remaining provisions commenced 13 July 2012 (see s 2)

Work Health and Safety Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2012 SL No. 203

notfd gaz 16 November 2012 pp 345–6

commenced on date of notification

Work Health and Safety Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2013 SL No. 116

notfd gaz 28 June 2013 pp 739–47

commenced on date of notification

Justice Legislation (Fees) Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2013 SL No. 122

notfd gaz 28 June 2013 pp 739–47

ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2013 immediately after the Uniform Civil Procedure and Another Rule Amendment Rule (No. 1) 2013 (see s 2)

Work Health and Safety and Another Regulation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2013 SL No. 222 ss 1–2(1)–(2), pt 2, s 67 sch 1

notfd 15 November 2013

ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification

ss 29, 35, 47 and 64(2) and (8) commenced 1 December 2013 (see s 2 (1))

s 63 (3) (to the extent it ins sch 11, table 1.1, item 43) commenced 1 March 2014 (see s 2 (2))

remaining provisions commenced on notification

Work Health and Safety and Another Regulation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2014 SL No. 60 pts 1, 3

notfd 16 May 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification

remaining provisions commenced 16 May 2014 immediately after the commencement of the Work Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 (see s 2)

Public Safety Business Agency Act 2014 No. 17 ss 1, 184 sch 1 pt 4

date of assent 21 May 2014

commenced on date of assent

Further Education and Training Regulation 2014 SL No. 103 pt 1, s 43 sch 2

notfd 20 June 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2014 (see s 2)

Justice Legislation (Fees) Amendment and Repeal Regulation (No. 1) 2014 SL No. 128 ss 1–2(1), 3 sch

notfd 27 June 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2014 (see s 2 (1))

Work Health and Safety Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2014 SL No. 238

notfd 24 October 2014

commenced on date of notification

Electrical Safety and Another Regulation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2015 SL No. 46 pts 1, 3

notfd 26 June 2015

ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2015 (see s 2)

Work Health and Safety Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2015 SL No. 169

notfd 04 December 2015

commenced on date of notification

Electrical Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2016 SL No. 80

notfd 17 June 2016

ss 1–2 comm on date of notification

pts 2, 3 comm 1 July 2016 (see s 2)

Work Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2016 SL No. 229

notfd 09 December 2016

comm on date of notification

Rail Safety National Law (Queensland) Regulation 2017 SL No. 75

notfd 02 June 2017

ss 1–2 comm on date of notification

pt 1 hdg, s 3, pts 2–4, schs 1–2 comm at the end of 30 June 2017 (see s 2)

Electrical Safety and Other Legislation (Fees) Amendment Regulation 2017 SL No. 115

notfd 30 June 2017

pts 2–3 comm 1 July 2017 (see s 2)

Work Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2017 No. 38

date of assent 23 October 2017

pt 2 div 3, pt 3 div 3 comm 1 July 2018 (see s 2(1))

Work Health and Safety (Certificates of Authority) Amendment Regulation 2018 SL No. 94

notfd 29 June 2018

ss 35 comm 1 July 2018 immediately after the comm of the Work Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2017 pt 3 div 3 (see s 2)

Electrical Safety and Other Legislation (Fees) Amendment Regulation 2018 SL No. 93

notfd 29 June 2018

pts 2–3 comm 1 July 2018 (see s 2)

Petroleum and Gas (Safety) Regulation 2018 SL No. 135

notfd 31 August 2018

chs 1 (other than ss 1–2), 2–11, schs 1–7 comm on 1 September 2018 (see s 2)

Work Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation 2018 SL No. 216

notfd 14 December 2018

pts 1, 3 (other than ss 10, 16) comm on date of notification (see s 2)

pt 2, s 16 comm 1 January 2019 (see s 2 (1))

s 10 comm 1 February 2019 (see s 2 (2))

Work Health and Safety (Amusement Devices—Public Safety) Amendment Regulation 2019 SL No. 27

notfd 22 March 2019

ss 3–16 comm 1 May 2019 (see s 2)

Electrical Safety and Other Legislation (Fees) Amendment Regulation 2019 SL No. 119

notfd 28 June 2019

pts 2–4 comm 1 July 2019 (see s 2)

Electrical Safety and Other Legislation (Fees) Amendment Regulation 2020 SL No. 167

notfd 28 August 2020

pt 4 comm 1 September 2020 (see s 2)

Work Health and Safety (Plant Registration) Amendment Regulation 2020 SL No. 252

notfd 02 October 2020

comm on date of notification

Electrical Safety and Other Legislation (Fees) Amendment Regulation 2021 SL No. 81

notfd 30 June 2021

pt 4 comm 1 July 2021 (see s 2)

Education and Other Legislation (Fee Unit Conversion) Amendment Regulation 2022 SL No. 71

notfd 17 June 2022

pt 11 comm on date of notification

Work Health and Safety (Psychosocial Risks) Amendment Regulation 2022 SL No. 141

notfd 14 October 2022

ss 3–5 comm 1 April 2023 (see s 2)

Work Health and Safety Amendment Regulation 2022 SL No. 161

notfd 25 November 2022

pt 2 comm 1 January 2023 (see s 2 (1))

pt 3 comm 1 July 2023 (see s 2 (2))

Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 No. 23

date of assent 20 September 2023

s 247 sch 1 s 4 comm 1 February 2024 (2024 SL No. 1)

Work Health and Safety (Quad Bikes) Amendment Regulation 2024 SL No. 15

notfd 22 March 2024

comm on date of notification

Disaster Management and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 No. 22

date of assent 09 May 2024

s 92 sch 1 comm 1 July 2024 (2024 SL No. 69)

Work Health and Safety (Engineered Stone) Amendment Regulation 2024 SL No. 101

notfd 28 June 2024

ss 3–13 comm 1 July 2024 (see s 2)

Work Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation 2024 SL No. 128

notfd 26 July 2024

pt 4 comm 29 July 2024 (see s 2)

Work Health and Safety (Sexual Harassment) Amendment Regulation 2024 SL No. 173

notfd 30 August 2024

pt 2 comm 1 September 2024 (see s 2 (1))

pt 3 comm 1 March 2025 (see s 2 (2))

Work Health and Safety Amendment Regulation 2024 SL No. 174

notfd 30 August 2024

pt 2 comm 1 September 2024 (see s 2 (1))

pt 3 comm 1 January 2025 (see s 2 (2))

State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation 2024 SL No. 200

notfd 06 September 2024

pt 4 comm 22 September 2024 (see s 2)

Work Health and Safety (Amenities for Construction Work) Amendment Regulation 2024 SL No. 203

notfd 13 September 2024

ss 3–12 comm 1 January 2025 (see s 2)

Electrical Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation 2024 SL No. 241

notfd 27 September 2024

pt 5 comm on date of notification

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