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The OHS Act

The main Act covering OHS in Victoria is the Victorian Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004.  The Act came into effect on July 1, 2005. Click on the items below for a summary of the main sections of OHS Act of relevance to workers and OHS reps.

The 2004 Act can be downloaded (in both pdf and Word format) on the Victorian government legislation repository website. (Copies of the OHS Act, other Acts and Regulations can purchased from Information Victoria (1300 366 356 505 Little Collins St, Melbourne).

More information

WorkSafe Victoria has produced a series of publications on the OHS Act.  These include Information Sheets, Guides, and more.  All of these can be downloaded a dedicated page on their website.  Three useful publications are:


 

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