Worker
Further information
For further information around general harmonisation, the Act and the regulations and codes of practice. Safe Work Australia is an Australian Government statutory agency, which was established to drive the development and implementation of model WHS legislation.Workers include employees, contractors and volunteers working for a Commonwealth or non-Commonwealth licensee business or undertaking. Under the WHS Act, workers must take reasonable care for their own health and safety and take reasonable care that their actions or omissions do not adversely affect the health and safety of others.