Transitional arrangements have been put in place for the commencement of the Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 (WHS (NUL) Act) and Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation)Regulations on 1 January 2012. 

The Transitional arrangements will help duty holders by providing a period of adjustment to enable them to gain an understanding of the WHS (NUL) Act, assess their current practice against changed or new requirements and make changes as necessary. 

The transitional arrangements identified in the document below will require an existing duty holder to either continue compliance against a regulation in the repealed Workplace Health and Safety Act or Regulations (old WHS Laws) as if it was not repealed, or require compliance with that regulation by the end of the transitional period. A Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking (PCBU) should use that intervening period to assess whether current practice would meet compliance with the WHS (NUL) Act and make any changes as necessary. 

The Transitional arrangement does not prevent a PCBU from comply with the WHS (NUL) Regulation before the end of the transitional period.

Consistent with the principles underpinning the National Compliance and Enforcement Policy, NT WorkSafe will use information, guidance, education and advice to assist duty holders to achieve compliance in transitioning to new requirements contained in the work health and safety laws.

Northern Territory Transitional Arrangements.pdf