Work Health and Safety (Codes of Practice) Amendment Notice 2026

The Work Health and Safety (Codes of Practice) Amendment Notice 2026, registered as SL 2026 No. 123, amends the list of approved codes of practice that apply under Queensland's work health and safety legislation. The notice is made under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) and changes which codes are declared approved codes of practice for the purposes of that Act.

Approved codes of practice are a key reference point under Queensland work health and safety law because a court or regulator assessing whether a duty holder has met its obligations may have regard to an approved code when determining what is reasonably practicable in the circumstances. A change to the list of approved codes can therefore affect the content against which compliance is measured, even where the underlying statutory duties in the Work Health and Safety Act remain unchanged.

The notice applies to persons conducting a business or undertaking in Queensland, including employers, principal contractors and officers with due diligence obligations under the Act. The full text of the amendment notice, including the specific codes added, varied or revoked, is available on the Queensland Legislation website. Entities should check the current list of approved codes against the codes their safety management systems presently reference, since the amendment notice itself does not restate the substantive content of each code.