Key organisations
Three bodies do most of the work setting and enforcing asbestos rules in South Australia.
SafeWork SA
South Australia's WHS regulator
- Enforces WHS laws across SA workplaces
- Provides compliance guidance and inspections
- Receives notifications for licensed asbestos removal
Safe Work Australia
National policy body
- Develops the model WHS laws and Codes of Practice
- Publishes the asbestos management and removal codes
- Provides national policy guidance to state regulators
SA Legislation Portal
Source of Acts and Regulations
- Authoritative copies of the WHS Act 2012 (SA)
- Current WHS Regulations 2012 (SA)
- Amendments and consolidated versions
Why this matters
These bodies, working together, define what compliance actually looks like on a building site. They:
- Set expectations for what duty holders must do
- Enforce compliance through inspections, notices, and prosecutions
- Define best practice through codes, standards, and published guidance
See the underlying SA legislation
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