Employer responsibilities for incident notification
Under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991, employers are defined as the Commonwealth (e.g. Centrelink, Department of Defence), a Commonwealth Authority (e.g. ABC, CSIRO) and a non-Commonwealth licensee (e.g. Telstra, Linfox).
Who is responsible for notifying Comcare?
The obligation to notify rests with the employer and the responsibility for notifying and the way in which it is managed must be decided by each employer.
In many cases, an employee's line manager may be required to notify Comcare. Refer to the Guide to Incident Notification for further information.
What incidents are notifiable?
The following definitions and flowchart will help you to decide if an incident is notifiable:
- Definitions of terms (e.g. serious personal injury, dangerous occurrence)
- Notification Decision Flowchart
