From safetysure-whs-legislation
Complete New South Wales Work Health and Safety Act 2011 reference. Use this skill whenever generating WHS compliance content that requires reference to the NSW Act's duty provisions, offence categories, penalties, incident notification requirements, consultation obligations, inspector powers, or enforcement measures. Covers all parts of the WHS Act 2011 (NSW) from preliminary definitions through to schedules. Trigger on any mention of NSW primary duty of care, PCBU obligations, officer duties, worker duties, industrial manslaughter, notifiable incidents, serious injury or illness, dangerous incidents, improvement notices, prohibition notices, health and safety representatives, codes of practice, WHS penalties, SafeWork NSW, or any other matter governed by the NSW WHS Act.
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This skill provides the complete verified text of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW), extracted directly from the official New South Wales legislation (current as at 1 March 2026). It ensures Claude cites accurate section numbers, provisions, and requirements when producing occupational hygiene reports, compliance analyses, duty analyses, and WHS documentation for NSW workplaces.
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This skill provides the complete verified text of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW), extracted directly from the official New South Wales legislation (current as at 1 March 2026). It ensures Claude cites accurate section numbers, provisions, and requirements when producing occupational hygiene reports, compliance analyses, duty analyses, and WHS documentation for NSW workplaces.
Read the relevant part file(s) based on the subject matter of the query:
| File | Part | Key Sections | When to Read |
|---|---|---|---|
parts/pt01-preliminary.md | Part 1 — Preliminary | ss 1–12A | Definitions (worker, PCBU, workplace, supply), object of Act, application, offences of strict liability |
parts/pt02-duties.md | Part 2 — Health and Safety Duties | ss 13–34A | Primary duty of care (s 19), management of risks (s 17), reasonably practicable (s 18), duty re management/control of workplaces (s 20), fixtures/fittings/plant (s 21), design/manufacture/supply duties (ss 22–26), officer duties (s 27), worker duties (s 28), offence categories 1–3 and penalties (ss 30–33), exceptions (s 34) |
parts/pt02a-industrial-manslaughter.md | Part 2A — Industrial Manslaughter | ss 34B–34F | Industrial manslaughter offence (s 34C), exception for volunteers (s 34D), no limitation period (s 34E), alternative verdict (s 34F) |
parts/pt03-incident-notification.md | Part 3 — Incident Notification | ss 35–39 | Notifiable incidents (s 35), serious injury or illness (s 36), dangerous incidents (s 37), duty to notify (s 38), duty to preserve incident sites (s 39) |
parts/pt04-authorisations.md | Part 4 — Authorisations | ss 40–45 | Meaning of authorised, requirements for authorisation of workplaces, plant, substance, work |
parts/pt05-consultation.md | Part 5 — Consultation, Representation and Participation | ss 46–102I | Duty to consult workers (s 47), nature of consultation (s 48), when consultation required (s 49), HSR election/powers/functions, health and safety committees, issue resolution, right to cease unsafe work (ss 83–88), provisional improvement notices (ss 90–102), WHS disputes (ss 102A–102I) |
parts/pt06-discriminatory-conduct.md | Part 6 — Discriminatory, Coercive and Misleading Conduct | ss 104–115 | Prohibition on adverse action for WHS reasons, civil remedies |
parts/pt07-workplace-entry.md | Part 7 — Workplace Entry by WHS Entry Permit Holders | ss 116–151 | WHS entry permit holders, rights of entry, conditions, digital work systems (s 118A) |
parts/pt08-regulator.md | Part 8 — The Regulator | ss 152–155F | Functions and powers of the regulator, SafeWork Advisory Council (ss 155C–155F) |
parts/pt09-compliance.md | Part 9 — Securing Compliance | ss 156–190 | Inspector powers, improvement notices, prohibition notices, prohibited asbestos notices, non-disturbance notices, remedial action |
parts/pt10-enforcement.md | Part 10 — Enforcement Measures | ss 191–215 | Improvement notices, prohibition notices, non-disturbance notices, general notice requirements, remedial action, injunctions |
parts/pt11-undertakings.md | Part 11 — Enforceable Undertakings | ss 216–222 | WHS undertakings — acceptance, contravention, withdrawal |
parts/pt12-review.md | Part 12 — Review of Decisions | ss 223–229 | Reviewable decisions, internal review, external review |
parts/pt13-legal-proceedings.md | Part 13 — Legal Proceedings | ss 229A–267 | Prosecutions, limitation periods, sentencing, adverse publicity orders, penalty units (ss 242A–242D), WHS civil penalty provisions, offences by bodies corporate, the Crown, public authorities |
parts/pt14-general.md | Part 14 — General | ss 268–276C | Codes of practice (s 274), confidentiality of information (s 271), information sharing (ss 271A–271F), dust diseases register (s 271C), silica worker registration (ss 273A–273B), regulation-making powers, case-finding study (s 276A), review of provisions (s 276B), Parliamentary Committee supervision (s 276C) |
parts/schedules.md | Schedules 1–5 | — | Schedule 1 (application to dangerous goods/high risk plant), Schedule 1A (Advisory Council), Schedule 2 (the regulator), Schedule 3 (regulation-making powers), Schedule 4 (savings/transitional), Schedule 5 (Fair Trading transferred provisions) |
view tool — read only what is needed| Query Topic | Primary Part(s) | Key Sections |
|---|---|---|
| PCBU duty of care | Part 2 | s 19 (primary duty), s 17 (management of risks), s 18 (reasonably practicable) |
| Officer due diligence | Part 2 | s 27 |
| Worker obligations | Part 2 | s 28 |
| Penalties / offence categories | Part 2 | ss 30–33 (Cat 1–3), Part 2A ss 34C (industrial manslaughter) |
| Penalty units | Part 13 | ss 242A–242D |
| Incident notification | Part 3 | ss 35–39 |
| Consultation obligations | Part 5 | ss 47–49 |
| HSR powers and functions | Part 5 | ss 50–79 |
| Right to cease unsafe work | Part 5 | ss 83–88 |
| Inspector powers / notices | Part 9 | ss 156–190 |
| Improvement / prohibition notices | Part 10 | ss 191–215 |
| Codes of practice (legal status) | Part 14 | s 274 (approval), s 275 (use in proceedings) |
| Definitions / dictionary | Part 1 | ss 4–12A |
| Reasonably practicable | Part 2 | s 18 |
| Information sharing between regulators | Part 14 | ss 271A–271AB |
| Dust diseases / silica worker register | Part 14 | ss 271C–273B |
| WHS civil penalty provisions | Part 13 | ss 254–266 |
The following provisions are specific to NSW or differ from the model WHS Act:
| Feature | NSW Provision | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial manslaughter | Part 2A (ss 34B–34F) | NSW-specific provisions including exception for volunteers |
| SafeWork Advisory Council | Part 8 Div 3 (ss 155C–155F) | NSW-specific advisory body |
| Penalty units | Part 13 Div 2A (ss 242A–242D) | NSW penalty unit system with indexed penalties |
| WHS disputes (IRC) | Part 5 Div 7A (ss 102A–102I) | Industrial Relations Commission dispute resolution |
| Digital work systems | s 118A | Guidelines for reasonable assistance to access/inspect digital work systems |
| Dust Diseases Register | s 271C | NSW-specific register |
| Silica worker registration | ss 273A–273B | NSW-specific silica worker register |
| Case-finding study | s 276A | NSW-specific provision |
| Parliamentary Committee review | s 276C | NSW-specific oversight |
| Prohibited asbestos notices | Part 10 Div 2A (ss 197A–197E) | NSW-specific enforcement tool |
Note: This skill covers the WHS Act only. For specific technical requirements (workplace exposure standards, noise limits, silica controls, asbestos removal requirements, etc.), consult the companion whs-regulation-checker-nsw skill covering the WHS Regulation 2025 (NSW). Legislation is subject to amendment; for critical compliance decisions, verify current provisions at https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/