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Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011
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(1) The main object of this Act is to provide for a balanced and
nationally consistent framework to secure the health and safety of
workers and workplaces by:
(a) protecting workers and other persons against harm to their
health, safety and welfare through the elimination or
minimisation of risks arising from work or from specified types
of substances or plant; and
(b) providing for fair and effective workplace representation,
consultation, cooperation and issue resolution in relation to
work health and safety; and
(c) encouraging unions and employer organisations to take a
constructive role in promoting improvements in work health
and safety practices, and assisting persons conducting
businesses or undertakings and workers to achieve a healthier
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and safer working environment; and
(d) promoting the provision of advice, information, education and
training in relation to work health and safety; and
(e) securing compliance with this Act through effective and
appropriate compliance and enforcement measures; and
(f) ensuring appropriate scrutiny and review of actions taken by
persons exercising powers and performing functions under
this Act; and
(g) providing a framework for continuous improvement and
progressively higher standards of work health and safety; and
(h) maintaining and strengthening the national harmonisation of
laws relating to work health and safety and to facilitate a
consistent national approach to work health and safety in the
Territory.
(2) In furthering subsection (1)(a), regard must be had to the principle
that workers and other persons should be given the highest level of
protection against harm to their health, safety and welfare from
hazards and risks arising from work or from specified types of
substances or plant as is reasonably practicable.