Legislation
Safety Acts
- Electrical Safety Act 2002
- Electrical Safety Regulation 2013
- Safety in Recreational Water Activities Act 2011
- Safety in Recreational Water Activities Regulation 2011
- Work Health and Safety Act 2011
- Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011
Resources Safety Acts
- Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999
- Coal Mining Safety and Health Regulation 2017
- Explosives Act 1999
- Explosives Regulation 2017
- Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Act 1999
- Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Regulation 2017
- Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004
- Petroleum and Gas (Safety) Regulation 2018
Access to authorised Queensland legislation and related information can be found at Queensland Legislation.
Codes of practice
A code of practice provides practical guidance for people who have work health and safety duties.
Recognised standards, guidelines and guidance notes
Recognised standards and guidelines state ways of achieving an acceptable level of risk for people working in coal mines, mineral mines and quarries.
Guidance notes are issued to assist operators coal mines, mineral mines and quarries of meet their safety and health obligations.
Standards and codes of practice
Petroleum and gas standards and codes provide both mandatory and preferred guidance to petroleum and gas industry participants to ensure the safe production, delivery and storage of these resources.
Forms
- Requests made to the Work Health and Safety Prosecutor that a prosecution be brought are made pursuant to:
- section 231 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (including in relation to the Safety in Recreational Water Activities Act 2011)
- section 256B of the Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999
- section 235B of the Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Act 1999
- section 837C of the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004.
- The Witness expense claim form is effective from 1 July 2024. The Office of the Work Health and Safety Prosecutor meets the reasonable expenses incurred by witnesses as a direct result of being required to give evidence, including providing limited compensation for lost income.
The amounts which can be reimbursed are limited by Queensland legislation.
Policy
Written guidelines
Reports to the Minister
The Work Health and Safety Prosecutor is required to report to the Minister each year on the performance of his functions under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.