Review of the model Work Health and Safety laws: final report [Boland review]

Ministers responsible for [Work Health and Safety] WHS asked Safe Work Australia to review the content and operation of the model WHS laws in 2018. Safe Work Australia appointed independent reviewer, Ms Marie Boland, to conduct the Review. This report discusses the findings of the review of the model WHS laws, including 34 recommendations designed to enhance the WHS framework. The review found the laws are largely operating as intended, but that some changes are needed to provide clarity and to drive greater consistency in the application and enforcement of the laws across jurisdictions.

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Authors: Boland, Marie

Published: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Safe Work Australia, 2019

Resource type: Government report or paper

Physical description: 195 p.

Access item: https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/doc/review-model-whs-laws-final-report

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Subjects: GovernanceEvaluation

Keywords: Occupational health and safetyLawGovernmentRegulationRecommendations

Geographic subjects: AustraliaOceania

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