The main piece of legislation which covers occupational health and safety in most Victorian workplaces is the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 2004. To read more detail about the Act, click on this heading in the column on the left.
As well as the Act, there are the consolidated Regulations and Compliance Codes (progressively replacing the old Codes of Practice). Regulations are law, and must be complied with, whereas codes are not law, but advice on how to comply. For an overview of the system, and more background information, see OHS and related information.
In the overview you will also find information on related legislation, and a list of the regulations and codes of practice. A brief description of the regulations and codes under the OHS Act is also provided. For more detailed information on each of regulations and the codes, click on those headings in the column on the left.
Hard or soft copies, or CD ROMs of the Victorian OHS Act and Regulations can now only be purchased from SAI Global (see the website for more information). The 2004 Act and Regs can also be downloaded (in both pdf and word format) on the Victorian government legislation repository website.
Last amended October 2016
