Model WHS Laws

We created the model WHS laws in 2011.

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WHS laws in your jurisdiction

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Data and Research

We collect, analyse and publish data and information on work health and safety and workers' compensation.

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Key work health and safety statistics

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Resources and Publications

We publish a wide range of resources covering many work health and safety topics.

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Read our Codes of Practice

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The 24th edition is presented in the following sections:

Work health and safety performance

An overview of work health and safety performance across Australia and New Zealand through analysing trends in serious claim rates and work-related fatalities across jurisdictions.

View the Work health and safety performance report.

Work health and safety compliance and enforcement activities

A jurisdictional comparison of workplace interventions, inspectorate activity, safety notices, enforceable undertakings, legal proceedings and fines.

View the Work health and safety compliance and enforcement activities report.

Workers’ compensation premiums 

A national and jurisdictional overview of the standardised average premium rates by industry in the past 5 years.

View the Workers’ compensation premiums report.

Entitlements under workers’ compensation (scenarios) 

Illustrates the differences in entitlement levels across jurisdictions under several scenarios.

View the Entitlements under workers’ compensation (scenarios) report

Workers’ compensation funding – assets, liabilities and expenditure 

Information about the different funding arrangements of workers’ compensation schemes with comparisons of scheme funding arrangements and finances.

View the Workers’ compensation funding – assets, liabilities and expenditure report

Workers’ compensation disputes 

Information about disputes against an insurer’s decision or decisions relating to compensation.

View the Workers’ compensation disputes report.


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Further advice

SWA is not a regulator and cannot advise you about WHS issues in the workplace. If you need help please contact your state or territory work health and safety authority.