Part 1: Compliance report on a current procedure

To complete this part of the assessment, you must complete the following tasks to industry standards:

• Task 1: Access and report on specific legislative requirements
• Task 2: Review and assess a WHS compliance matter

The scenario

A full audit is being conducted by the Gelos Enterprises WHS Manager, Julie Swanson, to ensure workplace policies and procedures comply with all relevant WHS laws. As the WHS coordinator of Gelos Enterprises, you have been asked to assist in the audit process to establish WHS legislative compliance. Julie has requested that you review and address an identified matter of non-compliance.

Non-compliance matter: The Gelos Enterprises WHS Procedure - Hazards, Risks and Reporting (pdf) has not been reviewed for a few years, and therefore, the content is out of date. It does not include information on the legal requirements for Notifiable Incidents.

Julie Swanson has asked you to begin the process by carrying out a review of the relevant WHS legislation and providing advice on how to establish and maintain WHS legislative compliance regarding this specific matter.

Task 1: Access and report on specific legislative requirements

You are required to review the WHS Act and guidance material to assist in determining WHS legislative compliance for Notifiable Incidents.

Task 1 instructions

Begin this task by accessing the relevant information from the following sources:

• Work Health and Safety Act 2011 No 10
• SafeWork NSW - Incident Notification
• SafeWork Australia Incident Notification - Information Sheet

Review the accessed information to identify the specific section of the law and guidance material that applies. Aim to find 5 sections that apply within the WHS Act 2011, followed by the recommended WHS guidance from both SafeWork NSW and SafeWork Australia on Incident Notification.

Once you have read and become familiar with the information, you can complete the provided Table 2.

In the first column, you are to provide an accurate name of the WHS source accessed, which may be a WHS Act or WHS guidance material.

In the second column, you are to provide the relevant part and section of the legislation, such as the section number and name. If you are referring to guidance material in column 2, provide the relevant name of the information source.

The third column, where you are asked to outline relevant legal requirements, include a written summary. Ensure you align the relevant information from each of your accessed sources against the matter of non-compliance outlined in the scenario.

An example of completing the table is provided in the first row.

Table 2: Legislative requirements

Name of WHS source: Act or guidance material	Relevant partand/or section	Outline relevant legal requirements/guidance
Example: WHS Act 2011	Example: Part 2 - Health and safety duties: Section 28	Example: This part covers what the duties of workers are. Under the Act workers are required to take reasonable precautions for their own health and safety while at work, as well as to ensure that their actions or inactions do not jeopardise the health and safety of others.