Work Health and Safety Act 2020

A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety of —

workers engaged, or caused to be engaged, by the person; and

workers whose activities in carrying out work are influenced or directed by the person,

A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that the health and safety of other persons is not put at risk from work carried out as part of the conduct of the business or undertaking.

Without limiting subsections (1) and (2), a person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable —

the provision and maintenance of a work environment without risks to health and safety; and

the provision and maintenance of safe plant and structures; and

the provision and maintenance of safe systems of work; and

the safe use, handling and storage of plant, structures and substances; and

the provision of adequate facilities for the welfare at work of workers in carrying out work for the business or undertaking, including ensuring access to those facilities; and

the provision of any information, training, instruction or supervision that is necessary to protect all persons from risks to their health and safety arising from work carried out as part of the conduct of the business or undertaking; and

that the health of workers and the conditions at the workplace are monitored for the purpose of preventing illness or injury of workers arising from the conduct of the business or undertaking.

If —

a worker occupies accommodation that is owned by or under the management or control of the person conducting the business or undertaking; and

the occupancy is necessary for the purposes of the worker’s engagement because other accommodation is not reasonably available,

A self‑employed person must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the person’s own health and safety while at work.