Complete Tasmanian Work Health and Safety Act 2012 reference (safetysure-tas-regulatory copy). Use this skill when the user asks about Tasmanian WHS duties, PCBU obligations, officer duties, incident notification, or WHS penalties in Tasmania — or when an action skill in the TAS project context needs verified legislative text. For the canonical multi-jurisdiction version, see safetysure-whs-legislation:whs-act-checker-tas.
This skill provides the complete verified text of the Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (Tas), extracted directly from the official Tasmanian legislation (current as at 1 July 2025). It ensures Claude cites accurate section numbers, provisions, and requirements when producing WHS compliance analyses, duty analyses, management system documentation, and other WHS content for Tasmanian operations.
Read the relevant part file(s) based on the subject matter of the query:
| File | Part | Key Sections | When to Read |
|---|---|---|---|
parts/pt01-preliminary.md | Part 1 — Preliminary | ss 1–12 | Definitions (worker, PCBU, workplace, supply), object of Act, application, Act binds the Crown |
parts/pt02-duties.md | Part 2 — Health and Safety Duties | ss 13–34 | Primary duty of care (s 19), duty re management/control of workplaces (s 20), fixtures/fittings/plant (s 21), design/manufacture/supply duties (ss 22–26), officer duties (s 27), worker duties (s 28), other persons (s 29), industrial manslaughter (ss 29A–29D), offence categories 1–3 and penalties (ss 31–33) |
parts/pt03-incident-notification.md | Part 3 — Incident Notification | ss 35–39 | Notifiable incidents (s 35), serious injury or illness (s 36), dangerous incidents (s 37), duty to notify (s 38), duty to preserve incident sites (s 39) |
parts/pt04-authorisations.md | Part 4 — Authorisations | ss 40–45 | Meaning of authorised, requirements for authorisation of workplaces, plant, substance, work, prescribed qualifications |
parts/pt05-consultation.md | Part 5 — Consultation, Representation and Participation | ss 46–103 | Duty to consult duty holders (s 46), duty to consult workers (s 47), nature of consultation (s 48), when consultation required (s 49), HSR election/powers/functions (ss 50–74), health and safety committees (ss 75–79), issue resolution (ss 80–82), right to cease unsafe work (ss 83–89), provisional improvement notices (ss 90–102), prisoners exclusion (s 103) |
parts/pt06-discriminatory-conduct.md | Part 6 — Discriminatory, Coercive and Misleading Conduct | ss 104–115 | Prohibition on adverse action for WHS reasons, criminal and civil proceedings, remedies |
parts/pt07-workplace-entry.md | Part 7 — Workplace Entry by WHS Entry Permit Holders | ss 116–151 | Entry to inquire into contraventions, consult and advise workers, WHS entry permits, disputes, prohibitions |
parts/pt08-regulator.md | Part 8 — The Regulator | ss 152–155 | Functions and powers of regulator, delegation, powers to obtain information |
Read tool — read only what is needed| Query Topic | Primary Part(s) | Key Sections |
|---|---|---|
| PCBU duty of care | Part 2 | s 19 (primary duty), s 17 (management of risks), s 18 (reasonably practicable) |
| Officer due diligence | Part 2 | s 27 |
| Worker obligations | Part 2 | s 28 |
| Penalties / offence categories | Part 2 | ss 31–33 (Cat 1–3), ss 29A–29D (industrial manslaughter) |
| Incident notification | Part 3 | ss 35–39 |
| Consultation obligations | Part 5 | ss 46–49 |
| HSR powers and functions | Part 5 | ss 50–74 |
| Health and safety committees | Part 5 | ss 75–79 |
| Right to cease unsafe work | Part 5 | ss 83–89 |
| Provisional improvement notices | Part 5 | ss 90–102 |
| Inspector powers / notices | Part 9 | ss 156–190 |
| Improvement notices | Part 10 | ss 191–194 |
| Prohibition notices | Part 10 | ss 195–197 |
| Codes of practice (legal status) | Part 14 | ss 274–275 |
| Definitions / interpretation | Part 1 | ss 4–9 |
| Reasonably practicable | Part 2 | s 18 |
| Industrial manslaughter | Part 2 | ss 29A–29D |
Note: This skill covers the WHS Act only. For specific technical requirements (workplace exposure standards, noise limits, silica controls, asbestos removal requirements, etc.), consult the companion tas-whs-regulation-checker skill covering the WHS Regulations 2022 (Tas). Legislation is subject to amendment; for critical compliance decisions, verify current provisions at https://www.legislation.tas.gov.au/
parts/pt09-securing-compliance.md | Part 9 — Securing Compliance | ss 156–190 | Inspector appointment and powers, powers of entry, search warrants, seizure, damage compensation, offences re inspectors |
parts/pt10-enforcement.md | Part 10 — Enforcement Measures | ss 191–215 | Improvement notices (ss 191–194), prohibition notices (ss 195–197), non-disturbance notices (ss 198–201), general notice requirements (ss 202–210), remedial action (ss 211–213), injunctions (ss 214–215) |
parts/pt11-undertakings.md | Part 11 — Enforceable Undertakings | ss 216–222 | WHS undertakings — acceptance, enforceability, compliance, contravention, withdrawal |
parts/pt12-review.md | Part 12 — Review of Decisions | ss 223–229 | Reviewable decisions, internal review, external review |
parts/pt13-legal-proceedings.md | Part 13 — Legal Proceedings | ss 230–267 | Prosecutions, limitation periods, sentencing, adverse publicity orders, infringement notices, WHS civil penalty provisions, the Crown, public authorities |
parts/pt14-general.md | Part 14 — General | ss 268–277 | General provisions (false information, confidentiality, no contracting out), approved codes of practice (ss 274–275), regulation-making powers, administration |
parts/schedules.md | Schedules 1–3 | — | Schedule 1 (application to dangerous goods and high risk plant), Schedule 2 (local tripartite consultation, WorkCover Tasmania Board), Schedule 3 (regulation-making powers) |