C1 - Work Health & Safety

University Compliance Owner: Paula Ward, Executive Director, Human Resources

Tier Act Purpose DSO*
3 Firearms Act 2015 (SA) An Act to provide for the control of firearms.

Paul Roberts
Interim Director, Health, Safety and Wellbeing

3 Harbours and Navigation Act 1993 (SA)

An Act to provide for the administration, development and management of harbours; to provide for safe navigation in South Australian waters; and for other purposes.

Paul Roberts
Interim Director, Health, Safety and Wellbeing
3 Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Act 2012 (Cth)

An Act to provide for a national law about marine safety for certain commercial vessels, and for related purposes.

NOTE: This Act operates in tandem with the Harbours and Navigation Act 1993 (SA), with the National Law superseding State Law for domestic commercial vessels (including vessels used for research).

Paul Roberts
​​​​​​​Interim Director, Health, Safety and Wellbeing
1 National Health Security Act 2007 (Cth)

An Act to provide for national health security, including to give effect to Australia’s obligations to establish controls for the security of certain biological agents that could be used as weapons.

The National Health Security Regulations 2008   (NHS Regulations) support the Act by providing operational detail about the SSBA Regulatory Scheme.

Monica Kerr
​​​​​​​
Director, Research Ethics, Compliance and Integrity

Paul Roberts
​​​​​​​Interim Director, Health, Safety and Wellbeing

2

South Australian Public Health Act 2011 (SA)

An Act to promote and to provide for the protection of the health of the public of South Australia and to reduce the incidence of preventable illness, injury and disability; to make related amendments to certain Acts; to repeal the Public and Environmental Health Act 1987; and for other purposes. Paul Roberts
​​​​​​​Interim Director, Health, Safety and Wellbeing
1

Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (SA)

An Act to provide for the health, safety and welfare of persons at work; to make consequential amendments to certain Acts; to repeal the Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare Act 1986; and for other purposes.

Paul Roberts
​​​​​​​Interim Director, Health, Safety and Wellbeing
1

Return to Work Act 2014 No.16 (SA)

An Act to provide for the recovery, return to work and support of workers in relation to work injuries. Paul Roberts
​​​​​​​Interim Director, Health, Safety and Wellbeing

DSO* = Designated Specialist Officer