All bills/Health and Safety at Work Amendment Bill
[ • ]Government bill · 2026 · First Reading

Health and Safety at Work Amendment Bill

35% chance of passing

Where it is in Parliament· last movement 2026-02-09

Introduction
First Reading
Select Committee
Second Reading
Committee of Whole House
Third Reading
Royal Assent
Enacted
What the official record says
This Act is the Health and Safety at Work Amendment Act . This Act comes into force on the day after Royal assent. This Part amends the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015. Replace section 3 with: The main purpose of this Act is to provide a balanced framework for securing the health and safety of workers and workplaces that prioritises the critical risks that arise from work. This Act also has the following purposes: to protect workers and other persons against harm to their health, safety, and welfare by eliminating or minimising risks arising from work or from prescribed high-risk plant: to provide for fair and effective workplace representation, consultation, co-operation, and resolution of issues in relation to work health and safety: to encourage unions and employer organisations to t
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