After 5 years of planning and deliberation, the Premier has improved and modernised the Work Health and Safety (WHS) legislation for Western Australia. The updated Act is the result of a 5-year long plan to improve and modernise the WHS laws for Western Australia. The law change came into effect on the 31st of March 2022.
The changed legislation means that all Western Australian workplaces come under this one single Act.
As a result, this replaces the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984. The workplace health and safety elements of the following Acts, covers mining and petroleum: Mines Safety and Inspection Act 1994 – Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967 – Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 – Petroleum Pipelines Act 1969.