Regulation Contacts

Relevant Authorities should be contacted in your State in regard to legislation that may affect your business.

National health and safety sites

• ACT Office of Regulatory Services
• WorkCover NSW
• Queensland Workplace Health and Safety
• Victorian WorkCover Authority
• Workplace Standards Tasmania
• WorkCover Corporation of South Australia
• SafeWork SA
• Safetyline - WorkSafe Western Australia
• Comcare Australia
• Federal Safety Commissioner
• The Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC)
• Heads of Workplace Safety Authorities (HoWSA)
• ACT Government
• Commonwealth Government Departments and Agencies

National workers' compensation sites

• ACT Office of Regulatory Services
• New South Wales Compensation Court decisions
• New South Wales Dust Diseases Tribunal decisions
• Queensland WorkCover Authority
• Victorian WorkCover Authority
• WorkCover Tasmania
• WorkCover Corporation of South Australia
• WorkCover Western Australia 
• Northern Territory - Office of Work Health and Electrical Safety
• Seacare
• Heads of Workers Compensation Authority (HoWCA)

Other sites 

• Standards Australia
• Safety Calculator – British Columbia
• Safety Institute of Australia (SIA)
• Commonwealth Safety Managers' Forum (CSMF)
• ACT & Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Canberra Business Council
• UnionsACT
• Heart Foundation
• Cancer Council ACT

Contacts by Phone:

NATIONAL

• Australian Building Codes Board 1300 134 631 | www.abcb.gov.au
• Australian Standards 1300 654 646
• National O.H. & S. Committee (02) 6279 1000

NEW SOUTH WALES

• Workcover 13 10 50

NORTHERN TERRITORY

• Worksafe (08) 8999 5010

QUEENSLAND

• Workcover 1300 362 128
• Workplace H&S & Electricity Safety Office 1300 369 915

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

• Workcover 13 18 55

TASMANIA

• Workcover 1300 366 322

VICTORIA

• Workcover (03) 9641 1444
• Hazchem MFB - Dangerous Goods Dept (Melbourne Metro) (03) 9420 3935
• VIC Roads - Transport Safety Service. (03) 9881 8869

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

• Main Roads - Heavy Vehicle Dept. (08) 9323 4111
• Workcover (08) 9324 6666
• Worksafe Safetyline (08) 9327 8777

 

International health and safety sites

• New Zealand's Health and Safety Net - NZ
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration - USA Department of Labour
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health – USA
• National Safety Council – USA
• Health and Safety Executive (HSE) - UK
• Swedish Work Environment Authority – Sweden
• Federal Institute for Occupational Health and Safety – Germany
• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety – Canada
• WorkSafe British Columbia - Canada
• European Agency for Safety and Health at Work - EU