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Work Health And Safety Act 2011 (Cth)

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The Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Cth) (WHS Act) applies in all states and territories regarding the health and safety of workers. This piece of Commonwealth legislation imposes a duty on officers to ensure compliance with the obligation imposed under the WHS Act. It is a positive duty imposed on directors and officers of the company to actively exercise due diligence in matters regarding workplace health and safety. Prior to this, the individual responsibility of directors differed in accordance with the varying state and territory legislations. Because a company acts through its officers, claims of breaches of this Act can be made against directors by employees.
The duty to exercise due diligence in workplace health and safety matters
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