The Commonwealth, states and territories regulate and enforce WHS laws.
WHS laws in your jurisdiction
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
We publish a wide range of resources covering many work health and safety topics.
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Safe Work Australia is an Australian government statutory agency. We develop national policy to improve work health and safety (WHS) and workers’ compensation arrangements across Australia.
As a national policy body, we don’t regulate WHS laws or administer workers’ compensation arrangements.
The Commonwealth, states and territories regulate and enforce WHS laws and administer workers’ compensation schemes in their jurisdictions.
Learn more about who we are, what we do and why our work is important in the video below.
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.
