If your business was using the People at Work tool to support its psychosocial risk assessment obligations, you may now need to review how those risks are assessed and documented. Safe Work Australia’s People at Work survey platform was decommissioned on 2 October 2026. The final access date has passed, but the legal obligations the...
Most Australian businesses with revenue above $100 million have been filing Modern Slavery Statements since 2019. The statements went in annually, got lodged on the register, and for a lot of organisations that was roughly where engagement with the issue ended. That approach will not hold up much longer. The Australian Government is advancing reforms...
This August update summarises the legislation, regulations and codes flagged in our register across Queensland, Victoria and Western Australia. The August register includes updates across work health and safety, electrical safety, building regulation, education and care services, commercial fisheries, portable long service leave, major sports facilities, and mine-site road and traffic management. At a glance...
The Heavy Vehicle National Law just had its biggest shake-up in over a decade, and it landed on 1 August 2026. If you run a transport or logistics business in NSW, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, or the ACT, the rules you’ve been operating under have changed, and a documented Safety Management System is no...
This July update summarises the legislation and regulations flagged in our register across New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and the Commonwealth. The July register includes updates across work health and safety, environmental protection, biodiversity conservation, building and construction regulation, worker screening, dangerous goods, energy retail, transport and fatigue management, healthcare administration, industrial relations, and corporate...
For years, a code of practice in New South Wales sat in a strange middle ground. It wasn’t law, but it wasn’t optional either. Courts leaned on it. Inspectors quoted it. Yet a business could technically depart from a code and still be fine, as long as it could show its own approach met the...
If you run a business in New South Wales, July 2026 is a date worth taking seriously. A meaningful shift is coming to how workplace health and safety compliance is assessed in NSW, and businesses that are not prepared will find themselves in a materially different legal position than they are in today. Here is...
Businesses in NSW use CCTV, access control, and electronic monitoring systems. These tools help manage safety and security. But they also create legal obligations under workplace surveillance laws. The Workplace Surveillance Act 2005 (NSW) sets the rules. This blog outlines your WHS responsibilities and how to balance monitoring with employee rights. For workplace surveillance, the...
From 1 July 2026, all Certificates of Compliance for Electrical Work in New South Wales must be submitted through the Building Commission NSW eCert. This change affects how facility and operations leaders govern records and demonstrate assurance. The following outlines what the transition means for your role. Preparing for the Transition to Digital Compliance NSW...
The recent amendments to Blood Lead Level (BLL) requirements are affecting industrial operations across multiple sectors. In many operational discussions, the issue is quickly delegated downstream as a technical matter. It becomes a question for occupational hygienists about exposure controls or for medical providers about testing frequency. If you are an Operations Director, General...
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