Rights and responsibilities
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The various state and territory governments have been working towards aligning their Acts and Regulations with 'model' laws developed by the federal government body called Safe Work Australia.
It was hoped that this harmonization process would be completed by January 2012.
However, some states are still operating under their old laws while they work through the changes needed to comply with the new national model.
It was hoped that this harmonization process would be completed by January 2012.
However, some states are still operating under their old laws while they work through the changes needed to comply with the new national model.
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Responsibilities
All state and territory Acts say that everyone has a duty of care to ensure that their actions don't jeopardise the safety or welfare of others. Everyone in the workplace is also required to report any hazards that they notice, so that steps can be taken to minimise the risk of the hazard causing an injury or illness.
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