This Member Advice provides important information about:

• Legislative change:
  • Victoria – amendments to the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act
  • ACT amendments to asbestos training
• Model WHS Codes of Practice:
  • Healthcare and social assistance
• Importance guidance:
  • Safe Work Australia guidance for the management of non-threshold genotoxic carcinogens from 1 December 2026
  • ACT amended guidance on obligations to report sexual assault to WHS regulator
• Inquiries and public consultation:
  • Model WHS Code of Practice: Managing the risks of biological hazards at work
  • Model WHS Laws – Best Practice Review
  • Victoria – adoption of new workplace exposure limits from 1 December 2026
• National Safe Work Month – October 2025
• Opportunities to engage in policy discussions that are not public comment processes, with a list of active discussions.