Minister: Deputy Premier, Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning and Minister for Industrial Relations
Agency: Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning


Work Health and Safety Act 2011 No. 18

Work Health and Safety Act 2011 No. 18

date of assent 06 June 2011

ss 1, prev s 2, pt 17, pt 18 div 1, pt 19 commenced on date of assent

pt 18 div 2, ss 391, 401, sch 4 pt 1, amdts to Electrical Safety Act 2002, item 1, amdts to Transport (Rail Safety) Act 2010, items 2, 5 and 6 (to the extent it amds s 6 (3), example) commenced 1 January 2014 (see pres s 2 (1)) (proposed commencement 7 June 2013 (2012 SL No. 21 s 2 (2), 2012 SL No. 62 s 3))

ss 395, 396, 397(2), 398–400 commenced 1 January 2014 immediately after the commencement of ss 391, 401 (see pres s 2 (2)) (proposed commencement 7 June 2013 (2012 SL No. 21 s 2 (2)))

ss 392–394, 397 (1), sch 1 pt 2 div 1 s 2 (2)–(4) commenced 7 June 2013 (2011 SL No. 240 s 786 (2), 2012 SL No. 21 s 2 (2))

remaining provisions commenced 1 January 2012 (2011 SL No. 238)

Safety in Recreational Water Activities Act 2011 No. 19 ss 1–2, pt 7 div 2

date of assent 06 June 2011

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 January 2012 (2011 SL No. 239)

Mines Legislation (Streamlining) Amendment Act 2012 No. 20 s 1, ch 2 pt 8

date of assent 29 August 2012

commenced on date of assent

Guardianship and Administration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2012 No. 37 ss 1–2(1), pt 10

date of assent 22 November 2012

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced on date of assent (see s 2 (1))

Queensland Rail Transit Authority Act 2013 No. 19 ss 1, 120 sch 1

date of assent 03 May 2013

commenced on date of assent

Liquor and Gaming (Red Tape Reduction) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 No. 25 s 1, pt 15

date of assent 03 June 2013

commenced on date of assent

Transport and Other Legislation (Heavy Vehicle National Law) Amendment Act 2013 No. 26 ss 1–2, 105 sch 1

date of assent 03 June 2013

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 10 February 2014 on the commencement of the provisions of the Heavy Vehicle National Law Act 2012 commenced on that day (2014 SL No. 6)

Treasury and Trade and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 No. 39 ss 1, 109 sch 2, 110 sch 3 pt 1

date of assent 23 September 2013

commenced on date of assent

Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 No. 52 ss 1, 114 sch 2

date of assent 29 October 2013

commenced on date of assent

Criminal Law (Criminal Organisations Disruption) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 No. 64 ss 1, 2(1), pt 24 (this Act is amended, see amending legislation below)

date of assent 27 November 2013

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions omitted before coming into force (see 2016 No. 62 s 153) (see s 2 (3) (as amended by 2015 No. 4and 2016 No. 31))

Work Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 No. 14 pts 1, 3

date of assent 09 April 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 16 May 2014 (2014 SL No. 59)

Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2015 No. 13 s 1, pt 3 div 2

date of assent 24 September 2015

commenced on date of assent

Work Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2015 No. 16 ss 1–2(1), pt 3

date of assent 22 October 2015

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

s 26 comm 22 April 2016 (see s 2 (1))

remaining provisions commenced on date of assent

Note—clause 16 was negatived during Parliamentary debate of the Bill.

Industrial Relations Act 2016 No. 63

date of assent 09 December 2016

ch 1 pt 1 hdgs, ss 35, pts 2–3, chs 2–18, ch 19 pts 1–7, ss 11181124, 1126–1128, 1151, 1152 (to the extent it ins new s 289), ch 19 pts 9–10, schs 1–6 comm 1 March 2017 (2017 SL No. 24)

Rail Safety National Law (Queensland) Act 2017 No. 4

date of assent 09 March 2017

pt 1 hdg, s 3, pts 2–7, sch 1 comm at the end of 30 June 2017 (see s 2)

Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation (Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2017 No. 27

date of assent 31 August 2017

comm on date of assent

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

date of assent 23 October 2017

pt 1, pt 2 divs 1–2, pt 3 divs 1–2 comm on date of assent

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

ss 2836, 38, 41, 46, 47, 50 (to the extent it ins pt 16, div 5 hdg, ss 312, 319, 320), 52, 53(1) and 53(2) (to the extent it ins defs dispute, relevant union and WHS matter) comm 13 November 2017 (2017 SL No. 225)

ss 37, 39–40, 42–45, 48–49, 50 (to the extent it ins ss 313318), 51 and 53 (2) (to the extent it ins defs information and WHS prosecutor) comm 18 March 2019 (2019 SL No. 23) (proposed commencement 24 October 2019 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA (2) (2018 SL No. 157)))

Resources Safety and Health Queensland Act 2020 No. 10

date of assent 19 March 2020

pt 7 div 8 comm 1 July 2020 (2020 SL No. 68)

Community Services Industry (Portable Long Service Leave) Act 2020 No. 19

date of assent 22 June 2020

pt 13 div 7 comm on date of assent

Public Service and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020 No. 35

date of assent 14 September 2020

pt 5 comm on date of assent

Public Sector Act 2022 No. 34

date of assent 12 December 2022

s 365 sch 3 comm 1 March 2023 (see s 2)

Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 No. 23

date of assent 20 September 2023

s 247 sch 1 s 2 (2) comm 1 February 2024 (2024 SL No. 1)

Work Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 No. 11

date of assent 28 March 2024

pt 3 (other than div 3) comm on date of assent

ss 17, 22, 24 (3), 25 (4), 30 (1), 31, 37 (1) (to the extent it om def relevant union), (3), 39 (3), 45–51, 53–54, 56–57, 64 (2)–(3), 65–66, 67 (other than to the extent it ins new ss 328–337), 69, 71(1), (2) (to the extent it ins defs consultative committee, excluded entity, relevant union, representative, suitable entity, union), (3)–(5), s 72 sch 1 amdts of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 comm 20 May 2024 (2024 SL No. 50)

ss 18–21, 23, 24 (1)–(2), 25 (1)–(3), (5)–(8), 26–29, 30 (2), 32–36, 37 (1) (to the extent it oms def WHS matter), (2), 38, 39(1)–(2), (4)–(5), 40–44, 55, 58–63, 67 (to the extent it ins ss 328–337), 70, 71(2) (to the extent it ins defs cease work notice, confidential commercial information, health and safety committee matter, work group determination matter, work group variation matter) comm 29 July 2024 (2024 SL No. 118)

ss 52, 64 (1), 68 not yet proclaimed into force (see s 2)

Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 No. 23

date of assent 09 May 2024

pt 9 comm 2 August 2024 (2024 SL No. 135 item 1)

Electrical Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 No. 44

date of assent 30 August 2024

pt 5 divs 1–2 comm on date of assent

pt 5 div 3 never comm and om 2024 Act No. 53 s 30

Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 No. 53

date of assent 29 November 2024

pt 4 div 5 comm on date of assent

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Work Health and Safety Act 2011

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Assent: 06 June 2011 PDF icon Act 2011, No. 18

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